TABLE 1 Classification of Appendiceal Lesions

From: The Coexistence of Low-Grade Mucinous Neoplasms of the Appendix and Appendiceal Diverticula: A Possible Role in the Pathogenesis of Pseudomyxoma Peritonei

Diagnosis

Percentage of cases

Low-grade mucinous neoplasma alone

3% (1/32)

Low-grade mucinous neoplasm with mucocele

31% (10/32)

Low-grade mucinous neoplasm with diverticulum

25% (8/32)

  1. aIncludes both adenomas and mucinous tumors of unknown malignant potential.
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