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Low-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasm and endometriosis of the appendix

BACKGROUND: A distended, mucous-filled appendix is known as an appendiceal mucocele. They are a rare form of an appendiceal mass and develop from both benign and malignant processes. Mucoceles can develop secondarily to an obstruction, such as from a fecalith, scarring or, rarely, endometriosis. Onl...

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Autores principales: Klingbeil, Kyle D., Azab, Basem, Moller, Mecker G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5738062/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29258523
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12957-017-1294-1