Appendiceal carcinoids (AC) are usually adequately treated by appendectomy. The European Neuroendocrine Tumours Society (ENETS) has recently reconsidered the previous pathologic criteria to identify patients at high risk of extra-appendiceal disease, who are thought to require right hemicolectomy (RHC).
Endocrine Unit, Department of Pathophysiology, Laiko University Hospital, Athens Medical School, Mikras Asias 75, 115 27, Athens, Greece. alexandrakik@endo.gr
