Katarzyna Chawrylak, Magdalena Leśniewska, Katarzyna Mielniczek, Katarzyna Sędłak, Zuzanna Pelc, Sebastian Kobiałka, Timothy M Pawlik, Wojciech P Polkowski, Karol Rawicz-Pruszyński
The 5th edition of the World Health Organization (WHO) classification of tumors of the digestive system distinguishes four categories of appendiceal tumors (ATs): serrated lesions and polyps, mucinous neoplasms, adenocarcinomas, and neuroendocrine neoplasms (NENs). The differential diagnosis of ATs can be challenging in medical practice, due to their rarity and lack of data from randomized controlled trials on a large, diverse group of patients. ATs are usually noted in specimens obtained during appendectomies due to clinical acute appendicitis...
February 21, 2024: Cancers