The management of primary adenocarcinoma of the vermiform appendix
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- 1 June 1963
- Vol. 4 (2) , 158-168
- https://doi.org/10.1136/gut.4.2.158
Abstract
Primary adenocarcinoma of the appendix is not of low grade malignancy as has been previously supposed and a right hemicolectomy is the proper procedure, offering a much better prognosis than simple appendicectomy.Keywords
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