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[[File:Appendix neoplasms by incidence and prognosis.png|thumb|Appendix neoplasms by incidence and prognosis.]]
 
[[File:Appendix neoplasms by incidence and prognosis.png|thumb|Appendix neoplasms by incidence and prognosis.]]
 
*Look for cancerous cells (also for specimens with clinical appendicitis).
 
*Look for cancerous cells (also for specimens with clinical appendicitis).
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File:Histopathology of low-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasm.jpg|Low-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasm: Minimal cytological atypia of the epithelial cells.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Hajjar|first1=Roy|last2=Dubé|first2=Pierre|last3=Mitchell|first3=Andrew|last4=Sidéris|first4=Lucas|title=Combined Mucinous and Neuroendocrine Tumours of the Appendix Managed with Surgical Cytoreduction and Oxaliplatin-based Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy|journal=Cureus|year=2019|issn=2168-8184|doi=10.7759/cureus.3894}}
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===Report===
 
===Report===
 
*Description of objective findings.
 
*Description of objective findings.

Revision as of 10:36, 21 January 2020

Author: Mikael Häggström [note 1]

Fixation

Generally 10% neutral buffered formalin.

  See also: General notes on fixation


Gross processing

  See also: General notes on gross processing


Microscopic evaluation

Appendix neoplasms by incidence and prognosis.
  • Look for cancerous cells (also for specimens with clinical appendicitis).

Report

  • Description of objective findings.
  • Presence or absence of malignancy.

  See also: General notes on reporting


Notes

  1. For a full list of contributors, see article history. Creators of images are attributed at the image description pages, seen by clicking on the images. See Patholines:Authorship for details.

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