대한대장항문학회

Primary tumor of the appendix is a rare disease entity of gastrointestinal malignancy. Most<br>of them are discovered unexpectedly in an acute situation. The diagnosis of adenocarcinoma<br>of the appendix is hardly made preoperatively. An unsuspected finding of appendiceal tumor<br>during operation can cause confusion about appropriate management of the lesion. The<br>prognosis of adenocarcinoma of appendix can be determined by Dukes' stage and is similar,<br>stage for stage, to that of colorectal carcinoma. We experienced a patient with linitis plastica<br>type of primary adenocarcinoma of the appendix, who complained right lower quadrant pain<br>for twenty days. The patient underwent appendectomy only. The second curative operation<br>could not be performed due to patient's condition.<br>