Outcomes of Low-Grade Appendiceal Mucinous Neoplasms with Remote Acellular Mucinous Peritoneal Deposits.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Occasionally, low-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasms (LAMN) present with mucinous peritoneal deposits (MPD) localized to periappendiceal tissue or diffused throughout the peritoneum.

Objective

This study was aimed at evaluating the relevance of mucin cellularity for predicting outcomes of LAMN with remote MPD.

Methods

The records of patients with LAMN and remote MPD who underwent initial assessment at a comprehensive cancer center from 1990 to 2015 were reviewed, and diagnostic procedures, treatments, and outcomes were analyzed.

Results

Of 48 patients included in the analysis, 19 had cellular MPD (CMPD) and 29 had acellular MPD. Of 33 patients who underwent cytoreductive surgery, 30 had a complete cytoreduction; the 3 patients with an incomplete cy

SUBMITTER: Roxburgh CS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6339600 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature