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. 1963 Jun;4(2):158–168. doi: 10.1136/gut.4.2.158

The management of primary adenocarcinoma of the vermiform appendix

K T Hesketh
PMCID: PMC1413434  PMID: 13954206

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.

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