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CASE REPORT article

Front. Oncol.
Sec. Surgical Oncology
Volume 14 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fonc.2024.1396265

Extra-abdominal growth of a large low-grade appendiceal mucinous tumour through the femoral canal--a rare case report

Provisionally accepted
Yan Kang Yan Kang 1Junfeng Ma Junfeng Ma 2xiaolong li xiaolong li 2zhong yang zhong yang 2Da Mingxu Da Mingxu 2*
  • 1 Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
  • 2 Gansu Provincial Hospital, Lanzhou, Gansu Province, China

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    Low-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasms (LAMNs) are rare and heterogeneous diseases that, despite their increased incidence, are well differentiated, tend to be painless, and histologically lack distinctive invasive features without infiltrative growth, destructive infiltration, or associated pro-fibroproliferative responses. However, the biological behaviour of these tumours is difficult to determine preoperatively or intraoperatively, and the possibility of rupture puts patients at risk for peritoneal pseudomucinous neoplasms (PMPs).Patients with low-grade appendiceal mucinous tumours and peritoneal pseudomucinous tumours experience slow disease progression and are incurable and have a high risk of recurrence, morbidity, and ultimately death, despite the reported 5-and 10-year survival rates of 50-86% and 45-68%, respectively. In this article, we report the case of a 80-year-old male with a giant low-grade appendiceal mucinous tumour associated with a peritoneal pseudomucinous tumour, and discuss the diagnostic and management strategies for giant low-grade appendiceal mucinous tumours in the context of a literature review.

    Keywords: Pseudomyxoma Peritonei, Cytoreductive surgery, Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy, oncology, Low-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasms

    Received: 05 Mar 2024; Accepted: 15 May 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Kang, Ma, li, yang and Mingxu. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Da Mingxu, Gansu Provincial Hospital, Lanzhou, 730000, Gansu Province, China

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