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    J Surg Oncol. 1975;7(3):237-41.

    Appendectomy, tonsillectomy, and neoplasia.

    Abstract

    Reports in the literature that study the frequency of cancer in individual 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.

    PMID:
    1097835
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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