Tumor Size and Lymph Node Metastasis of Appendiceal Carcinoid Tumors

I thoroughly enjoyed reading the article “Practice Patterns and Guideline Non-Adherence in Surgical Management of Appendiceal Carcinoid Tumors,” by Heller and colleagues.1 The article provided a lot of good information on the somewhat controversial topic of appendectomy vs colectomy for appendiceal carcinoid tumors. The authors reviewe d 3,198 cases of appendiceal carcinoid tumors treated surgically, and did not find any statistically significant difference in recurrence or survival based on the type of operation performed.

Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons - October 23, 2019 Category: Surgery Authors: John Alfred Carr Tags: Letter Source Type: research