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The majority of patients with | The majority of patients with appendix cancer are asymptomatic. Most of them are presenting with acute appendicitis due to obstruction of the appendix by the tumor, or present with malignancy complications like pseudomixuma peritonei; the rest of them are the result of serendipitous finding in imaging studies or discovered during laparotomy or laparoscopy because of the cancer complications, a number of appendiceal cancers misdiagnosed as ovarian malignancies. | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Soroush Seifirad, M.D.[2]
Overview
The majority of patients with appendix cancer are asymptomatic. Most of them are presenting with acute appendicitis due to obstruction of the appendix by the tumor, or present with malignancy complications like pseudomixuma peritonei; the rest of them are the result of serendipitous finding in imaging studies or discovered during laparotomy or laparoscopy because of the cancer complications, a number of appendiceal cancers misdiagnosed as ovarian malignancies.
OR
The hallmark of [disease name] is [finding]. A positive history of [finding 1] and [finding 2] is suggestive of [disease name]. The most common symptoms of [disease name] include [symptom 1], [symptom 2], and [symptom 3]. Common symptoms of [disease] include [symptom 1], [symptom 2], and [symptom 3]. Less common symptoms of [disease name] include [symptom 1], [symptom 2], and [symptom 3].
History and Symptoms
- The majority of patients with [disease name] are asymptomatic.
OR
- The hallmark of [disease name] is [finding]. A positive history of [finding 1] and [finding 2] is suggestive of [disease name]. The most common symptoms of [disease name] include [symptom 1], [symptom 2], and [symptom 3].
- Symptoms of [disease name] include [symptom 1], [symptom 2], and [symptom 3].
History
Patients with [disease name]] may have a positive history of:
- [History finding 1]
- [History finding 2]
- [History finding 3]
Common Symptoms
- Symptoms of appendix cancer may include the following:
- Chronic abdominal pain
- Periumbilical
- Right lower quadrant
- Chronic abdominal pain
- Loss of appetite
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Diarrhea
- Micturition
- Tenesmus
- Indigestion
- Flatulence
- Bowel irregularity
Common symptoms of [disease] include:
- [Symptom 1]
- [Symptom 2]
- [Symptom 3]
Less Common Symptoms
Less common symptoms of [disease name] include
- [Symptom 1]
- [Symptom 2]
- [Symptom 3]