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==Primary Prevention== | ==Primary Prevention== | ||
*There are no established measures for the primary prevention of appendix cancer. | *There are no established measures for the primary prevention of appendix cancer. | ||
*Meanwhile selected high risk patients (for example patients with long standing [[ulcerative colitis]], [[Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer|HNPCC]], or patients with [[Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1|MEN1]]) might benefit from endoscopic as well as imaging workups, nevertheless no guideline is available. | *Meanwhile selected high risk patients (for example patients with long standing [[ulcerative colitis]], [[Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer|HNPCC]], or patients with [[Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1|MEN1]]) might benefit from endoscopic as well as imaging workups, nevertheless no guideline is available. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Soroush Seifirad, M.D.[2]
Overview
There are no established measures for the primary prevention of appendix cancer. Meanwhile selected high risk patients (for example patients with long standing ulcerative colitis, HNPCC, or patients with MEN1) might benefit from endoscopic as well as imaging workups, nevertheless no guideline is available.
Primary Prevention
- There are no established measures for the primary prevention of appendix cancer.
- Meanwhile selected high risk patients (for example patients with long standing ulcerative colitis, HNPCC, or patients with MEN1) might benefit from endoscopic as well as imaging workups, nevertheless no guideline is available.