mucinous adenocarcinoma of the appendix
Mucinous adenocarcinoma of the appendix is a very rare, slow growing, well-differentiated epithelial neoplasm of the appendix characterized by abundant mucin production. Clinically, it presents as acute appendicitis (with abdominal pain, fever, leukocytosis) or as pseudomyxoma peritonei (wide-spread presence of mucin within the peritoneal cavity), however some patients may be completely asymptomatic at the time of diagnosis. In many cases, a second gastrointestinal malignancy is present.
MONDO:0005007
colon mucinous adenocarcinoma
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MONDO:0006087
appendix adenocarcinoma
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appendiceal mucinous adenocarcinoma
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appendix mucinous adenocarcinoma
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vermiform appendix mucinous adenocarcinoma
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