Julie Hallet, Director of Research at Canadian Society of Surgical Oncology, shared a post on X about a recent article by Diamantis I. Tsilimigras et al. published in Annals of Surgical Oncology:
“Mesoappendix invasion not a criteria for right hemi in appendix
- 4800 patients
- meso invasion not associated with LN+ on its own
- size main risk factor
No difference in OS appendectomy vs right hemi
Timely for new NANETS guidelines!”
Title: Appendiceal Neuroendocrine Tumors: Prognostic Role of Mesoappendiceal Invasion and Implications for Recommending Right Hemicolectomy versus Simple Appendectomy
Authors: Diamantis I. Tsilimigras ,Pamela Lu, Susan Tsai, Timothy M. Pawlik, Bhavana Konda, Dipen Patel, Vineeth Sukrithan, Jordan M. Cloyd
Read the Full Article on Annals of Surgical Oncology
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