TY  - BOOK
AU  - Acuña, Francis Miguel O., MD.
TI  - Ruptured mucinous adenocarcinoma of the appendix presenting as acute appendicitis  a case report / 
AV  - SUR 2020 0005 
PY  - 2020///
CY  - Fairview, Quezon City
PB  - Department of Surgery, FEU-NRMF
N1  - Includes bibliographical references; RESDS
N2  - Abstract:  Primary appendiceal mucinous adenocarcinoma accounts for less than 1% of all cancers (Shaib, et.al.) and seen in only 0.5% of gastro-intestinal tract tumors (Ivanukoff, et.al.). This is a case report of a mucinous appendiceal adenocarcinoma in a 64-year-old male who was diagnosed pre-operatively to have acute appendicitis. Routine investigations were done and was suggestive of acute appendicitis. With the pre-operative diagnosis being Acute Appendicitis, the initial surgical plan for the patient was a diagnostic laparoscopy with appendectomy. However, with the incidental intraabdominal finding of a perforated mucinous appendiceal adenocarcimona, a conversion of the procedure to ah exploratory laparotomy with right hemicolectomy with primary bowel anastomosis was done. The specimen was submitted for histopathtology, confirming the diagnosis of a mucinous appendiceal adenocarcimona.
ER  -