TITLE:
Advances in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Appendiceal Mucinous Neoplasms
AUTHORS:
Hao Zheng, Yingchao Hu, Zilong Zhang
KEYWORDS:
Appendiceal Mucinous Neoplasms, Pseudomyxoma Peritonei, Cytoreductive Surgery, Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Biosciences and Medicines,
Vol.12 No.8,
August
1,
2024
ABSTRACT: Primary appendiceal neoplasms represent a relatively low percentage of all gastrointestinal cancers. A subset of these neoplasms, those of epithelial origin, are characterised by the production of a considerable amount of mucus, which is referred to as appendiceal mucinous neoplasms (AMN). Appendiceal mucinous neoplasms (AMN) have a low incidence, are easily misdiagnosed, depend on postoperative examination for confirmation of the diagnosis, are prone to form a “diagnosis”, and have a high incidence of the disease. Furthermore, they are prone to form peritoneal pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP), are controversial in surgical decision-making, are prone to recurring after surgery alone, and are tricky to manage clinically. In this paper, we review the pathological characteristics, diagnosis and treatment of appendiceal mucinous tumours in the light of recent literature reports, with a view to providing certain references for the clinical diagnosis and treatment of this disease.