Appendiceal neoplasm incidence and mortality rates are on the rise in Australia.
Reger R MikaeelJoanne P YoungJennifer E HardinghamGonzalo Tapia RicoPeter J HewettErin Leigh SymondsSuzanne Melissa EdwardsEric SmithYoko TomitaWendy UylakiMehgan HorsnellTimothy Jay PricePublished in: Expert review of gastroenterology & hepatology (2020)
The increasing use of CT scanning, improvements in pathological assessment of the appendix, and the growing aging population may have contributed in part to the apparent rise in the incidence of ANs.