Appendiceal cancer masked as inflammatory appendicitis in the elderly, not an uncommon presentation (Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results (SEER)-Medicare Analysis).

Siddharthan, Ragavan V; Byrne, Raphael M; Dewey, Elizabeth; Martindale, Robert G; Gilbert, Erin W; Tsikitis, Vassiliki L

Siddharthan, Ragavan V; Byrne, Raphael M; Dewey, Elizabeth; Martindale, Robert G; Gilbert, Erin W; Tsikitis, Vassiliki L.

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Siddharthan RV; Department of Surgery, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon.
Byrne RM; Department of Surgery, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon.
Dewey E; Department of Surgery, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon.
Martindale RG; Department of Surgery, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon.
Gilbert EW; Department of Surgery, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon.
Tsikitis VL; Department of Surgery, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon.

J Surg Oncol ; 120(4): 736-739, 2019 Sep.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31309554

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Appendiceal Neoplasms/diagnosis; Appendicitis/diagnosis; Aged; Appendectomy; Appendiceal Neoplasms/epidemiology; Appendiceal Neoplasms/surgery; Appendicitis/epidemiology; Appendicitis/surgery; Databases, Factual; Diagnosis, Differential; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Male; Medicare; Prognosis; Retrospective Studies; United States/epidemiology

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SEER-Medicare; appendiceal cancer; appendicitis; misdiagnosis

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Appendiceal Neoplasms / Appendicitis Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies / Screening_studies Limits: Aged / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: America do norte Language: En Journal: J Surg Oncol Year: 2019 Type: Article

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