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From: Adenocarcinoma ex-goblet cell carcinoid (appendiceal-type crypt cell adenocarcinoma) is a morphologically distinct entity with highly aggressive behavior and frequent association with peritoneal/intra-abdominal dissemination: an analysis of 77 cases

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(a) ‘Solid sheet-like growth pattern’ is characterized by islands and cords of mitotically active tumor cells with high nuclear to cytoplasmic ratio, scant mucin, and interspersed singly distributed signet ring-like goblet cells. (b) Metastatic tumor deposits were seen in ovarian stroma and lymphatic spaces adjacent to a corpus albicans within the same patient.

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