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*In women - an ovarian primary must be excluded. | *In women - an ovarian primary must be excluded. | ||
**Concurrent ''bilateral'' ovarian tumours suggests the tumour originated from the appendix and spread to the ovaries. | **Concurrent ''bilateral'' ovarian tumours suggests the tumour originated from the appendix and spread to the ovaries. | ||
*The classification by Misdraji ''et al.''<ref name=pmid12883241>{{cite journal |author=Misdraji J, Yantiss RK, Graeme-Cook FM, Balis UJ, Young RH |title=Appendiceal mucinous neoplasms: a clinicopathologic analysis of 107 cases |journal=Am. J. Surg. Pathol. |volume=27 |issue=8 |pages=1089–103 |year=2003 |month=August |pmid=12883241 |doi= |url=http://meta.wkhealth.com/pt/pt-core/template-journal/lwwgateway/media/landingpage.htm?issn=0147-5185&volume=27&issue=8&spage=1089}}</ref> is a good starting point if one is unfamilar with the topic, as it is the least complicated. | *The 2003 classification by Misdraji ''et al.''<ref name=pmid12883241>{{cite journal |author=Misdraji J, Yantiss RK, Graeme-Cook FM, Balis UJ, Young RH |title=Appendiceal mucinous neoplasms: a clinicopathologic analysis of 107 cases |journal=Am. J. Surg. Pathol. |volume=27 |issue=8 |pages=1089–103 |year=2003 |month=August |pmid=12883241 |doi= |url=http://meta.wkhealth.com/pt/pt-core/template-journal/lwwgateway/media/landingpage.htm?issn=0147-5185&volume=27&issue=8&spage=1089}}</ref> is a good starting point if one is unfamilar with the topic, as it is the least complicated. | ||
===Misdraji classification=== | ===Misdraji classification of 2003=== | ||
*Benign - ''low grade mucinous tumour''. | *Benign - ''low grade mucinous tumour''. | ||
*Borderline - ''mucinous tumour of uncertain malignant potential'' or ''borderline mucinous tumour''. | *Borderline - ''mucinous tumour of uncertain malignant potential'' or ''borderline mucinous tumour''. | ||