Classification of and cytoreductive surgery for low-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasms.
Authors
McDonald, J RO'Dwyer, Sarah T
Rout, Shantanu
Chakrabarty, Bipasha
Sikand, Kanwal A
Fulford, Paul E
Wilson, Malcolm S
Renehan, Andrew G
Affiliation
Peritoneal Tumour Service, Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK.Issue Date
2012-07
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Low-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasm (LAMN) is a precursor lesion for pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP), which, if treated suboptimally, may later disseminate throughout the abdominal cavity. The role of cytoreductive surgery for these relatively early lesions is unclear.Citation
Classification of and cytoreductive surgery for low-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasms. 2012, 99 (7):987-92 Br J SurgJournal
British Journal of SurgeryDOI
10.1002/bjs.8739PubMed ID
22517234Type
ArticleLanguage
enISSN
1365-2168ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1002/bjs.8739