Clinician guides by specialty.
How appendix cancer shows up in your clinic, and the one move that keeps it from being missed.
Appendix cancer is rare, and it usually reaches a specialist in disguise. It looks like an ovarian mass, an ordinary appendicitis, a mucinous cyst on a scan, or vague bloating that gets chalked up to something else. These short guides are written for the specialties most likely to see it first. Each one covers where it hides in your practice, the findings worth a second look, and the single step that changes a patient’s path.
For Pathologists
Three-tier grading, LAMN and HAMN nomenclature, mucin and margins. The report drives everything that happens next.
Read the guide →For OB/GYNs
A mucinous ovarian mass can be appendiceal in origin. When to look at the appendix before calling it a primary ovarian tumor.
Read the guide →For Emergency Physicians
Some appendicitis is a perforated mucinous neoplasm. Why the appendix should reach pathology, not just the antibiotics cart.
Read the guide →For General Surgeons
Send every appendectomy specimen to pathology, recognize mucin, and pause before a second operation. First moves matter most.
Read the guide →For Gastroenterologists
Appendiceal orifice findings, mucoceles, and the limits of colonoscopy for a tumor it rarely reaches.
Read the guide →For Radiologists
The cystic right-lower-quadrant lesion, scalloping of liver and spleen, and the mucin that reads as something benign.
Read the guide →For Primary Care
Vague abdominal symptoms, bloating, and a rising waistline that is not weight gain. When to think past the obvious.
Read the guide →Have a case in front of you?
If you already suspect an appendiceal tumor, the highest-value step is early referral to a peritoneal surface malignancy center.
How to Refer a Patient Standard of Care