Dysplastic intestinal-type metaplasia of appendiceal endometriosis: A mimic of low grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasm

Diagnostic Pathology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Mitchell, Andrew ^a   Dubé, Pierre ^a   Sideris, Lucas ^a  

^a MAISONNEUVE ROSEMONT HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Appendix; Dysplasia; Endometriosis; Intestinal; Metaplasia

Indexed keywords

APPENDIX; APPENDIX TUMOR; BIOPSY; CANCER GRADING; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINAL DISEASES; METAPLASIA; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS, CYSTIC, MUCINOUS, AND SEROUS; PATHOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; SURGERY; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURE;

APPENDICEAL NEOPLASMS; APPENDIX; BIOPSY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL DISEASES; METAPLASIA; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM GRADING; NEOPLASMS, CYSTIC, MUCINOUS, AND SEROUS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 84899562741     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17461596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1746-1596-9-39     Document Type: Article

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