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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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====Suspected fecal impaction==== | ====Suspected fecal impaction==== | ||
The | 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 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. | ||