A Retrospective Histopathological Analysis of Appendiceal Tumors for 10 Years

Abstract

18 The appendix is one of the human organs that attracts little attention, hence termed an ineffectual blind tube. Nonetheless, this intestinal organ at the junction between the cecum and terminal ileum, undergoes pathological changes that have a significant influence on human health1. This organ is also susceptible to conditions such as appendicitis and carcinoid tumors2. The World Health Organization (WHO) classifies appendiceal tumors into epithelial, non-epithelial or secondary. Epithelial tumors include adenoma, carcinoma and carcinoid. On the other hand, non-epithelial tumors of mesenchymal origin include neuroma, lipoma, leiomyoma, gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) and their malignant forms3. Malignant lymphoma and Kaposi’s sarcoma are also possible appendiceal growths1,3,4,5.