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*[[Acute appendicitis]]. | *[[Acute appendicitis]]. | ||
*[[Interval appendectomy]] - clinical history is essential. | |||
**Often have chronic inflammation and fibrosis. May have active inflammation. | |||
*[[Adenovirus appendicitis]]. | *[[Adenovirus appendicitis]]. | ||
*[[Appendiceal neuroendocrine tumour]]. | *[[Appendiceal neuroendocrine tumour]]. | ||
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**Isolated [[periappendicitis]]. | **Isolated [[periappendicitis]]. | ||
*[[Crypt cell carcinoma]] - [[AKA]] ''goblet cell carcinoid''. | *[[Crypt cell carcinoma]] - [[AKA]] ''goblet cell carcinoid''. | ||
*Appendix with ''[[Enterobius vermicularis]]'' - organisms in the lumen of the appendix. | |||
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====Alternate==== | ====Alternate==== | ||
The | The sections show appendiceal wall without increased numbers of neutrophils. The | ||
appendiceal lumen has cellular debris and inflammatory cells. The mucosa has prominent lymphoid tissue | appendiceal lumen has cellular debris and inflammatory cells. The mucosa has prominent lymphoid tissue | ||
with germinal centre formation. | with germinal centre formation. | ||
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distortion of the crypt architecture. No granulomas are identified. No cryptitis | distortion of the crypt architecture. No granulomas are identified. No cryptitis | ||
is identified. | is identified. | ||
====Suspected fecal impaction==== | |||
The sections show appendiceal wall without increased numbers of neutrophils. The appendiceal lumen has compact fecal material, cellular debris and inflammatory cells. The mucosa has prominent lymphoid tissue with germinal centre formation. | |||
No intraluminal pathologic micro-organisms are seen. There is no serositis. There is no distortion of the crypt architecture. No granulomas are identified. No cryptitis is identified. No mass lesion is present. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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[[Category:Gastrointestinal pathology]] | [[Category:Gastrointestinal pathology]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Diagnosis]] | ||