Appendix cancer primary prevention

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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.