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Adenocarcinoma of the Vermiform Appendix

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 1982
Primary carcinoma of the appendix, though rare, occurs often enough to warrant its inclusion in diagnostic possibilities when the symptoms of acute appendicitis, without leukocytosis, are present in geriatric patients. A case of mucinous adenocarcinoma of the appendix in an 88‐year‐old white woman is presented.
C B, Witt, V A, Herrmann
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Endosalpingiosis of the Vermiform Appendix

International Journal of Gynecological Pathology, 1990
Endosalpingiosis within the muscularis propria of the distal vermiform appendix was discovered in an appendectomy specimen removed during exploratory laparotomy for inflammatory tubal disease. Endosalpingiosis has not been previously reported in the appendix. The pathogenesis and possible significance of this lesion are discussed.
A, Cajigas, C A, Axiotis
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Adenocarcinoma of the vermiform appendix

The American Journal of Surgery, 1970
Abstract Tumors of the appendix occur in 1 to 2 per cent of all removed appendixes. Adenocarcinoma accounts for 3 per cent of these appendiceal tumors. It occurs most frequently in patients over fifty years of age and is more common in men. Acute appendicitis is the clinical picture most often seen, but sometimes the tumor presents as an appendiceal ...
A T, Berman, P M, James
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Congenital Absence of Vermiform Appendix

Archives of Surgery, 1967
CONGENITAL absence of the vermiform appendix is a rare condition in man that too many well-experienced surgeons have never seen. Collins 1 found one case in 104,066. The fact that congenital absence of the vermiform appendix has been reported on several occasions confirms its existence and should be kept in mind.
E G, Elias, R, Hults
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Adenocarcinoid of the vermiform appendix

Virchows Archiv A Pathological Anatomy and Histology, 1980
Four cases of adenocarcinoid of the appendix were studied. Two tumours were found among 28 cases primarily diagnosed as appendiceal carcinoids. They showed characteristic histological structures with features of both a conventional carcinoid tumour and a mucinproducing adenocarcinoma with goblet cells. All tumours were small and ill-defined; three were
B, Olsson, O, Ljungberg
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Duplicated vermiform appendix

British Journal of Surgery, 1996
K T, Kjossev, J E, Losanoff
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Torsion of the vermiform appendix

Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 1986
Three cases of torsion of the vermiform appendix are reported, and the literature is reviewed.
P A, Dewan, A, Woodward
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Vermiform Appendix Tumours

2000
Vermiform Appendix Tumours: this chapter outlines the incidence, risk factors, clinical presentation, investigations, treatments and prognosis of cancer at this anatomical site. These features are correlated with the core data that are required to make the corresponding histopathology reports of a consistently high quality, available in an appropriate ...
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Diverticulosis of the vermiform appendix

Medical Journal of Australia, 1986
A case of appendicitis that was associated with a rare congenital diverticulum of the appendix is presented, along with the results of a retrospective study of diverticulosis of the appendix over a 10-year period. The incidence of the condition in this series (0.65%) is similar to other published series; however, two cases involved rare congenital ...
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Endometriosis of the vermiform appendix

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1960
Abstract 1.1. There is no clinical syndrome pathognomonic of endometriosis in the appendix. A presumptive diagnosis of this lesion may be entertained in selected cases of right lower quadrant pain in the sexually mature woman. 2.2. Acute or recurrent appendicitis was the preoperative diagnosis in 11 patients in this series.
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