Laparoscopic Diagnosis of Adenocarcinoma of the Appendix Mimicking Serous Papillary Adenocarcinoma of the Peritoneum

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(a) A massive amount of yellowish serous fluid was detected in the peritoneal cavity. (b) In the abdominal cavity, many areas of nodular/irregular thickening in the mesentery and peritoneum due to cancerous tissue were observed. (c) The vermiform appendix was found to have a tumor measuring 1.5 cm wide and 4.5 cm long. (d) Laparoscopic appendectomy was performed.