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A detailed analysis of appendiceal neoplasms, highlighting how management is strictly driven by histology and classification. For invasive adenocarcinoma, a formal right hemicolectomy (RHC) is the standard due to the high risk of nodal metastasis (up to 30%). For mucinous neoplasms (LAMN/HAMN), the management pivots away from RHC to aggressive surveillance, driven by the critical distinction between high-risk cellular mucin versus low-risk acellular mucin found outside the appendix. For Neuroendocrine Tumors (ANENs), RHC is mandatory for lesions > 2 cm, or those 1-2 cm with high-risk features like lymphovascular invasion or involvement of the base. Finally, the episode stresses the fundamental reclassification of Goblet Cell Carcinoma (GCC) as a highly aggressive adenocarcinoma, requiring RHC and corresponding surveillance protocols.
By Allen Kamrava, MD MBA FACS FASCRSA detailed analysis of appendiceal neoplasms, highlighting how management is strictly driven by histology and classification. For invasive adenocarcinoma, a formal right hemicolectomy (RHC) is the standard due to the high risk of nodal metastasis (up to 30%). For mucinous neoplasms (LAMN/HAMN), the management pivots away from RHC to aggressive surveillance, driven by the critical distinction between high-risk cellular mucin versus low-risk acellular mucin found outside the appendix. For Neuroendocrine Tumors (ANENs), RHC is mandatory for lesions > 2 cm, or those 1-2 cm with high-risk features like lymphovascular invasion or involvement of the base. Finally, the episode stresses the fundamental reclassification of Goblet Cell Carcinoma (GCC) as a highly aggressive adenocarcinoma, requiring RHC and corresponding surveillance protocols.