Should we remove the normal-looking appendix during operations for borderline mucinous ovarian neoplasms?: A retrospective study of 129 cases
Articles > Article · 2015
Authors: Aykut OZCAN, Emrah TÖZ, Volkan TURAN, Çağdaş ŞAHİN, Aycan KOPUZ, Can ATA, Muzaffer SANCI
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SURGERY, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2015, vol 18, pp 99-103
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2015.04.043
Summary
Introduction: The aim of this study was to determine how often the appendix is involved or the primary source of cancer in women undergoing surgery for mucinous borderline ovarian tumour (mBOT) or invasive mucinous ovarian tumour (IMOT) and to evaluate whether appendectomy is necessary.