Treatment of appendiceal adenocarcinoma in the United States: penetration and outcomes of current guidelines.

Current treatment guidelines for appendiceal adenocarcinoma specify that right hemicolectomy should be performed. This study evaluates appendiceal cancer outcomes in the United States and treatment guideline compliance. Data for patients diagnosed with appendiceal adenocarcinoma in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database (1988 to 2003) were analyzed.