An appendiceal mucocele associated with inverted epithelium and submucosal hyperplasia at the appendiceal root: a rare case report.

A 54-year-old woman was referred to our hospital because of abnormal colonoscopic findings, including a submucosal protuberance at the appendiceal root. A biopsy showed no malignant findings. Computed tomography revealed a 20-mm cystic lesion with thick walls at the appendiceal root, suggestive of an appendiceal mucocele.

Longitudinal follow-up study using the distress and impact thermometer in an outpatient chemotherapy setting.

Context: Although the combined use of the Impact Thermometer (IT) with the Distress Thermometer (DT), DIT, is reported to be a validated screening tool for clinically significant psychological distress in cancer patients, its longitudinal changes in the outpatient chemotherapy setting have not been examined.

Objectives: The objective was to clarify the longitudinal changes in distress evaluated by the DIT and effects of coexisting physical symptoms in an outpatient chemotherapy setting.

Methods: A total of 297 patients who underwent chemotherapy for any malignancy on an outpatient basis were included.