Overinterpretation is common in pathological diagnosis of appendix cancer during patient referral for oncologic care.

Overinterpretation is common in pathological diagnosis of appendix cancer during patient referral for oncologic care.

Low-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasm (LAMN) and appendiceal adenocarcinoma are known to cause the majority of pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP, i.e. mucinous ascites); however, recognition and proper classification of these neoplasms can be difficult despite established diagnostic criteria.To determin...

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Main Authors: Mark A Valasek, Irene Thung, Esha Gollapalle, Alexey A Hodkoff, Kaitlyn J Kelly, Joel M Baumgartner, Vera Vavinskaya, Grace Y Lin, Ann P Tipps, Mojgan V Hosseini, Andrew M Lowy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5462425?pdf=render

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