A Case of Mucinous Adenocarcinoma of Appendix Metastasis to Ovary.

Lee, Eun Young; Chung, Youn Don; Choi, Jun Shik; Choi, Ann Na; Lee, Kyu Wan

Case Report

Korean Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 1997;40(6):1298-1301.
Published online January 1, 2001.

A Case of Mucinous Adenocarcinoma of Appendix Metastasis to Ovary.

Eun Young Lee, Youn Don Chung, Jun Shik Choi, Ann Na Choi, Kyu Wan Lee

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Korea University, Korea.

Abstract

Primary adenocarcinoma of appendix is a rare clinical entity that is virtually neverdiagnosed preoperatively.The first description was that of Berger in 1882 and this carcinoma was alwayssymptomatic causing a variant of acute appedicitis and palpable right lower quadrant mass. Thefrequency range between 0.08% to 0.5% and these tumors behave aggressively. The possibleroute of metastasize is mainly by peritoneal implantation and right-sided hemicolectomyis the best treatment.We experienced a case of mucinous adenocarcinoma of appendix metastasis to ovaryand we present this case with the brief review of literature.

Key Words: Appendiceal mucinous adenocarcinoma, Metastasis, Right hemicolectomy