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Low-Grade Appendiceal Mucinous Neoplasm (LAMN) Primarily Diagnosed as an Ovarian Mucinous Tumor

Case Reports in Surgery, 2021
Background. Low-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasms (LAMN) are detected in 0.7 to 1.7% of all appendicectomies. The diagnosis can be challenging, particularly in female patients where the differential diagnosis of primary appendiceal and ovarian ...
Konstantinos Perivoliotis, Gregory Christodoulidis, Athina A. Samara, Ioanna-Konstantina Sgantzou, Theodoros Floros, Georgios Volakakis, Foteini Karasavvidou, Konstantinos Tepetes   +7 more
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Appendix Mucinous Neoplasm

Clinical Case Reports
A 36‐year‐old female patient accepted the laparoscopic appendectomy; she was diagnosed with low‐grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasm. There are no signs of recurrence after 4 years of follow‐up.
Ping Xiao, Tao Xu, Ming Zhou, ZhenYu Lei
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Low-Grade Appendiceal Mucinous Neoplasm Presenting as a Surgical Emergency: A Case Report

Case Reports in Oncology, 2009
We present the case of a female patient admitted to our University Hospital with acute abdominal pain mimicking an intraperitoneal septic condition caused possibly by acute appendicitis.
Evangelos Athanassiou, Michail Spyridakis, Fotini Karasavvidou, Dimitra Vamvakopoulou, Evangelia Karaiskou, Nikolaos Vamvakopoulos, Paraskevi Theodosiou, Constantinos Hatzitheofilou   +7 more
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Mucocele of the rectal stump: mucinous cystic neoplasm with low-grade dysplasia simulating low-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasm [PDF]

Journal of Pathology and Translational Medicine
Mucoceles, commonly observed in the appendix, are mucin-filled, dilated structures arising from a range of etiologies. Cases associated with dysplastic or neoplastic epithelium can rupture and disseminate within the abdominopelvic cavity. Similar lesions
Hasan Basri Aydin, Maria Faraz, A. David Chismark, Haiyan Qiu, Hwajeong Lee   +4 more
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Diagnosis and Treatment of Mucinous Appendiceal Neoplasm Presented as Acute Appendicitis [PDF]

Case Reports in Oncological Medicine, 2016
Appendiceal mucocele is a rare cause of acute abdomen. Mucinous appendiceal neoplasms represent 0.2–0.7% of all appendix specimens. The aim of this study is to report a case of a mucinous appendiceal neoplasm presented as acute appendicitis, discussing ...
Ioannis Kehagias, Apollon Zygomalas, Georgios Markopoulos, Thanasis Papandreou, Pantelis Kraniotis   +4 more
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Asymptomatic low-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasm: A case report. [PDF]

World J Clin Cases
BACKGROUND Low-grade appendiceal neoplasms (LAMN) are characterized by low incidence and atypical clinical presentations, often leading to misdiagnosis as acute or chronic appendicitis before surgery. The primary diagnostic tool for LAMN is abdominal computed tomography (CT) imaging.
Yao MQ, Jiang YP, Wang YY, Mou YP, Fan JX.   +4 more
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Low-Grade Appendiceal Mucinous Neoplasm vs. Appendiceal Diverticulum: Distinction with Histomorphologic Features

Gastrointestinal Disorders
Background: Low-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasms (LAMNs) are rare lesions of the vermiform appendix and characterized by mucinous epithelial proliferation, extracellular mucin, and the absence of destructive invasion. Appendiceal diverticulum (AD) is
Cevriye Cansiz Ersöz, Siyar Ersöz, Berna Savas, Arzu Ensari   +3 more
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A case of Endometrioid endometrial adenocarcinoma with synchronous low-grade Appendiceal mucinous neoplasm and Pseudomyxoma peritonei

Journal of Minimal Access Surgery, 2021
Pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP) is a rare condition usually associated with ruptured low-grade mucinous neoplasm of the appendix. Rarely, PMP can originate from mucinous adenocarcinoma of the ovary.
Shweta Raje, Sharda Arvind, Gayatri Rao
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Mucinous lesions of the appendix: a histopathological study

Journal of Pathology of Nepal, 2022
Background: Mucinous lesions of the appendix are frequently misinterpreted in histopathological examination due to their relative rarity. Our study focuses on interpreting the histopathological spectrum of such lesions and understanding the disease ...
Oshan Shrestha, Reetu Baral
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A Case of Low-Grade Appendiceal Mucinous Neoplasm

Nihon Daicho Komonbyo Gakkai Zasshi, 2015
Ryuichi Oshima, Yukihito Kokuba, Yoshio Aida   +2 more
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