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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 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; vermiform appendix benign neoplasm
SNOMED CT: Benign tumor of appendix (91981009); Benign neoplasm of appendix (91981009)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0021465

Definition

A non-metastasizing neoplasm arising from the appendix. [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

Ciabattoni A, Gregucci F, De Rose F, Falivene S, Fozza A, Daidone A, Morra A, Smaniotto D, Barbara R, Lozza L, Vidali C, Borghesi S, Palumbo I, Huscher A, Perrucci E, Baldissera A, Tolento G, Rovea P, Franco P, De Santis MC, Grazia AD, Marino L, Meduri B, Cucciarelli F, Aristei C, Bertoni F, Guenzi M, Leonardi MC, Livi L, Nardone L, De Felice F, Rosetto ME, Mazzuoli L, Anselmo P, Arcidiacono F, Barbarino R, Martinetti M, Pasinetti N, Desideri I, Marazzi F, Ivaldi G, Bonzano E, Cavallari M, Cerreta V, Fusco V, Sarno L, Bonanni A, Mangiacotti MG, Prisco A, Buonfrate G, Andrulli D, Fontana A, Bagnoli R, Marinelli L, Reverberi C, Scalabrino G, Corazzi F, Doino D, Di Genesio-Pagliuca M, Lazzari M, Mascioni F, Pace MP, Mazza M, Vitucci P, Spera A, Macchia G, Boccardi M, Evangelista G, Sola B, La Porta MR, Fiorentino A, Levra NG, Ippolito E, Silipigni S, Osti MF, Mignogna M, Alessandro M, Ursini LA, Nuzzo M, Meattini I, D'Ermo G
Tumori 2022 Jul;108(2_suppl):1-144. doi: 10.1177/03008916221088885. PMID: 36112842
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
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

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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
Patel N, Barbieri A, Gibson J
Surg Pathol Clin 2019 Dec;12(4):1021-1044. doi: 10.1016/j.path.2019.08.007. PMID: 31672292

Clinical prediction guides

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
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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
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Recent systematic reviews

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