Catalog

Low-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasm

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Link to WHO Definition

Low-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasm – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/226491798

A mucinous neoplasm of the appendix of uncertain malignant potential. It has bland cytological characteristics and lacks clear-cut destructive invasive growth. It can bluntly penetrate the appendiceal wall and spread beyond the appendix causing a low-grade form of pseudomyxoma peritonei.