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Benign neoplasm of appendix

MedGen UID:
99221
Concept ID:
C0496860
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Benign Appendix Neoplasm; benign appendix neoplasm; Benign Appendix Tumor; benign appendix tumor; benign appendix tumour; Benign Neoplasm of Appendix; benign neoplasm of appendix; Benign Neoplasm of the Appendix; benign neoplasm of the appendix; Benign tumor of appendix; Benign Tumor of Appendix; benign tumor of appendix; Benign Tumor of the Appendix; benign tumor of the appendix; benign tumour of appendix; benign tumour of the appendix; vermiform appendix benign neoplasm
SNOMED CT: Benign tumor of appendix (91981009); Benign neoplasm of appendix (91981009)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0021465

Definition

A neoplasm that arises from the appendix and is characterized by the absence of atypical or malignant cytological and architectural features, and absence of invasive features or metastatic potential. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Burstein HJ, Curigliano G, Thürlimann B, Weber WP, Poortmans P, Regan MM, Senn HJ, Winer EP, Gnant M; Panelists of the St Gallen Consensus Conference
Ann Oncol 2021 Oct;32(10):1216-1235. Epub 2021 Jul 6 doi: 10.1016/j.annonc.2021.06.023. PMID: 34242744Free PMC Article
Shaib WL, Assi R, Shamseddine A, Alese OB, Staley C 3rd, Memis B, Adsay V, Bekaii-Saab T, El-Rayes BF
Oncologist 2017 Sep;22(9):1107-1116. Epub 2017 Jun 29 doi: 10.1634/theoncologist.2017-0081. PMID: 28663356Free PMC Article
Eisenhauer EA, Therasse P, Bogaerts J, Schwartz LH, Sargent D, Ford R, Dancey J, Arbuck S, Gwyther S, Mooney M, Rubinstein L, Shankar L, Dodd L, Kaplan R, Lacombe D, Verweij J
Eur J Cancer 2009 Jan;45(2):228-47. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2008.10.026. PMID: 19097774

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Volante M, Grillo F, Massa F, Maletta F, Mastracci L, Campora M, Ferro J, Vanoli A, Papotti M
Pathologica 2021 Feb;113(1):19-27. doi: 10.32074/1591-951X-230. PMID: 33686307Free PMC Article
Eiriksson L, Dean E, Sebastianelli A, Salvador S, Comeau R, Jang JH, Bouchard-Fortier G, Osborne R, Sauthier P
J Obstet Gynaecol Can 2021 Jan;43(1):91-105.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jogc.2020.03.001. PMID: 33384141
Salvador S, Scott S, Glanc P, Eiriksson L, Jang JH, Sebastianelli A, Dean E
J Obstet Gynaecol Can 2020 Aug;42(8):1021-1029.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.jogc.2019.08.044. PMID: 32736853
Carr NJ, Bibeau F, Bradley RF, Dartigues P, Feakins RM, Geisinger KR, Gui X, Isaac S, Milione M, Misdraji J, Pai RK, Rodriguez-Justo M, Sobin LH, van Velthuysen MF, Yantiss RK
Histopathology 2017 Dec;71(6):847-858. Epub 2017 Sep 19 doi: 10.1111/his.13324. PMID: 28746986
Shaib WL, Assi R, Shamseddine A, Alese OB, Staley C 3rd, Memis B, Adsay V, Bekaii-Saab T, El-Rayes BF
Oncologist 2017 Sep;22(9):1107-1116. Epub 2017 Jun 29 doi: 10.1634/theoncologist.2017-0081. PMID: 28663356Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Bell PD, Pai RK
Hum Pathol 2023 Feb;132:183-196. Epub 2022 Jun 9 doi: 10.1016/j.humpath.2022.06.002. PMID: 35691370
Volante M, Grillo F, Massa F, Maletta F, Mastracci L, Campora M, Ferro J, Vanoli A, Papotti M
Pathologica 2021 Feb;113(1):19-27. doi: 10.32074/1591-951X-230. PMID: 33686307Free PMC Article
Assarzadegan N, Montgomery E
Arch Pathol Lab Med 2021 Jun 1;145(6):664-677. doi: 10.5858/arpa.2019-0665-RA. PMID: 32233993Free PMC Article
Carr NJ, Bibeau F, Bradley RF, Dartigues P, Feakins RM, Geisinger KR, Gui X, Isaac S, Milione M, Misdraji J, Pai RK, Rodriguez-Justo M, Sobin LH, van Velthuysen MF, Yantiss RK
Histopathology 2017 Dec;71(6):847-858. Epub 2017 Sep 19 doi: 10.1111/his.13324. PMID: 28746986
Shaib WL, Assi R, Shamseddine A, Alese OB, Staley C 3rd, Memis B, Adsay V, Bekaii-Saab T, El-Rayes BF
Oncologist 2017 Sep;22(9):1107-1116. Epub 2017 Jun 29 doi: 10.1634/theoncologist.2017-0081. PMID: 28663356Free PMC Article

Therapy

Govaerts K, Lurvink RJ, De Hingh IHJT, Van der Speeten K, Villeneuve L, Kusamura S, Kepenekian V, Deraco M, Glehen O, Moran BJ; PSOGI
Eur J Surg Oncol 2021 Jan;47(1):11-35. Epub 2020 Feb 28 doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2020.02.012. PMID: 32199769
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N Engl J Med 2015 May 21;372(21):2018-28. Epub 2015 Apr 19 doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1501824. PMID: 25891174
Swain SM, Baselga J, Kim SB, Ro J, Semiglazov V, Campone M, Ciruelos E, Ferrero JM, Schneeweiss A, Heeson S, Clark E, Ross G, Benyunes MC, Cortés J; CLEOPATRA Study Group
N Engl J Med 2015 Feb 19;372(8):724-34. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1413513. PMID: 25693012Free PMC Article
Schlumberger M, Tahara M, Wirth LJ, Robinson B, Brose MS, Elisei R, Habra MA, Newbold K, Shah MH, Hoff AO, Gianoukakis AG, Kiyota N, Taylor MH, Kim SB, Krzyzanowska MK, Dutcus CE, de las Heras B, Zhu J, Sherman SI
N Engl J Med 2015 Feb 12;372(7):621-30. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1406470. PMID: 25671254
Eisenhauer EA, Therasse P, Bogaerts J, Schwartz LH, Sargent D, Ford R, Dancey J, Arbuck S, Gwyther S, Mooney M, Rubinstein L, Shankar L, Dodd L, Kaplan R, Lacombe D, Verweij J
Eur J Cancer 2009 Jan;45(2):228-47. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2008.10.026. PMID: 19097774

Prognosis

Volante M, Grillo F, Massa F, Maletta F, Mastracci L, Campora M, Ferro J, Vanoli A, Papotti M
Pathologica 2021 Feb;113(1):19-27. doi: 10.32074/1591-951X-230. PMID: 33686307Free PMC Article
Eiriksson L, Dean E, Sebastianelli A, Salvador S, Comeau R, Jang JH, Bouchard-Fortier G, Osborne R, Sauthier P
J Obstet Gynaecol Can 2021 Jan;43(1):91-105.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jogc.2020.03.001. PMID: 33384141
Assarzadegan N, Montgomery E
Arch Pathol Lab Med 2021 Jun 1;145(6):664-677. doi: 10.5858/arpa.2019-0665-RA. PMID: 32233993Free PMC Article
Salvador S, Scott S, Glanc P, Eiriksson L, Jang JH, Sebastianelli A, Dean E
J Obstet Gynaecol Can 2020 Aug;42(8):1021-1029.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.jogc.2019.08.044. PMID: 32736853
Roncati L, Gasparri P, Gallo G, Bernardelli G, Zanelli G, Manenti A
Adv Exp Med Biol 2020;1226:87-95. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-36214-0_7. PMID: 32030678

Clinical prediction guides

Eiriksson L, Dean E, Sebastianelli A, Salvador S, Comeau R, Jang JH, Bouchard-Fortier G, Osborne R, Sauthier P
J Obstet Gynaecol Can 2021 Jan;43(1):91-105.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jogc.2020.03.001. PMID: 33384141
Salvador S, Scott S, Glanc P, Eiriksson L, Jang JH, Sebastianelli A, Dean E
J Obstet Gynaecol Can 2020 Aug;42(8):1021-1029.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.jogc.2019.08.044. PMID: 32736853
Garon EB, Rizvi NA, Hui R, Leighl N, Balmanoukian AS, Eder JP, Patnaik A, Aggarwal C, Gubens M, Horn L, Carcereny E, Ahn MJ, Felip E, Lee JS, Hellmann MD, Hamid O, Goldman JW, Soria JC, Dolled-Filhart M, Rutledge RZ, Zhang J, Lunceford JK, Rangwala R, Lubiniecki GM, Roach C, Emancipator K, Gandhi L; KEYNOTE-001 Investigators
N Engl J Med 2015 May 21;372(21):2018-28. Epub 2015 Apr 19 doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1501824. PMID: 25891174
Jaiswal S, Fontanillas P, Flannick J, Manning A, Grauman PV, Mar BG, Lindsley RC, Mermel CH, Burtt N, Chavez A, Higgins JM, Moltchanov V, Kuo FC, Kluk MJ, Henderson B, Kinnunen L, Koistinen HA, Ladenvall C, Getz G, Correa A, Banahan BF, Gabriel S, Kathiresan S, Stringham HM, McCarthy MI, Boehnke M, Tuomilehto J, Haiman C, Groop L, Atzmon G, Wilson JG, Neuberg D, Altshuler D, Ebert BL
N Engl J Med 2014 Dec 25;371(26):2488-98. Epub 2014 Nov 26 doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1408617. PMID: 25426837Free PMC Article
Goldhirsch A, Winer EP, Coates AS, Gelber RD, Piccart-Gebhart M, Thürlimann B, Senn HJ; Panel members
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Recent systematic reviews

Guerrero-Pérez F, Vilarrasa N, Huánuco LV, Busquets J, Secanella L, Vercher-Conejero JL, Vidal N, Näf Cortés S, Villabona C
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