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Appendectomy, tonsillectomy, and neoplasia
Author(s) -
Lee YeuTsu N.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/jso.2930070309
Subject(s) - medicine , tonsillectomy , incidence (geometry) , appendix , general surgery , colorectal cancer , cancer , surgery , paleontology , physics , optics , biology
Reports in the literature that study the frequency of cancer in individuals who have had their tonsils or appendix or both removed are reviewed. Some investigators found a high incidence of solid cancers—in particular, breast and colon neoplasms—in female patients who have had appendectomy, but others disagreed. The association of tonsillectomy and/or appendectomy with the later development of malignant lymphomas is not proven.
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