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What Does Metastatic Appendiceal Adenocarcinoma Mean?

My children s dad (age 36) has a rare stage 4 cancer, originally diagnosed last year (after emergency surgery to remove a tumor causing a blockage in the intestines) as pseduomyxoma peritoneum. I was recently given the term: metastatic appendiceal adenocarcinoma and can t seem to find much info on it. Any help understanding what this is would be appreciated.
Tue, 18 Nov 2014
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Metastatic appendicieal adenocarcinoma is the malignant tumour involving appendix.
It is rare tumour to occur. But very agressive in nature.
It spreads by blood and lymphnodes.
And presentation is similar as you mentioned like abdominal pain, vomiting etc. And this can be diagnosed only on histopathology examination.
And this give rise to metastases in liver, lungs etc.
So metastatic appendicieal adenocarcinoma means malignancy of appendix which has spread in liver, lung and other distal sites.
It is not a good malignancy. Life expectancy is less than 1 year only.
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What Does Metastatic Appendiceal Adenocarcinoma Mean?

Thanks for your question on HCM. Metastatic appendicieal adenocarcinoma is the malignant tumour involving appendix. It is rare tumour to occur. But very agressive in nature. It spreads by blood and lymphnodes. And presentation is similar as you mentioned like abdominal pain, vomiting etc. And this can be diagnosed only on histopathology examination. And this give rise to metastases in liver, lungs etc. So metastatic appendicieal adenocarcinoma means malignancy of appendix which has spread in liver, lung and other distal sites. It is not a good malignancy. Life expectancy is less than 1 year only.