Mucin deposits within inguinal hernia sacs: A presenting finding of low- grade mucinous cystic tumors of the appendix. A report of two cases and a review of the literature

Modern Pathology

Volumn 10, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1228-1232

  Young, Robert H ^a,c   Rosenberg, Andrew E ^a   Clement, Philip B ^b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Appendix; Extravasated mucin; Hernia sac; Low grade mucinous cystic tumor

Indexed keywords

MUCIN;

ADULT; APPENDIX TUMOR; ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CASE REPORT; CYSTADENOMA; HERNIORRHAPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INGUINAL HERNIA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; APPENDICEAL NEOPLASMS; CYSTADENOMA, MUCINOUS; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; MALE; MUCINS;

EID: 0345698930     PISSN: 08933952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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