Appendiceal or cecal endometriosis with intestinal metaplasia: A potential mimic of appendiceal mucinous neoplasms

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 698-705

  Misdraji, Joseph ^a   Lauwers, Gregory Y ^a   Irving, Julie A ^b   Batts, Kenneth P ^c   Young, Robert H ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c Virginia Piper Cancer Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

appendix; cecum; endometriosis; intestinal metaplasia; low grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasm; mucinous adenocarcinoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; APPENDIX; APPENDIX TUMOR; ARTICLE; COLLOID CARCINOMA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENTEROPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; METAPLASIA; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY;

ADENOCARCINOMA, MUCINOUS; ADULT; AGED; APPENDICEAL NEOPLASMS; APPENDIX; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL DISEASES; METAPLASIA; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84899482167     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: 15320979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAS.0000000000000167     Document Type: Article

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