Table 1 Distribution of appendiceal neoplasms and degrees of differentiation (n = 64)
From: Incidence of appendiceal neoplasms in appendectomy patients
Variable | n(%) |
|---|---|
Benign | 23(35.9) |
Mucinous neoplasm of appendix | 23 (35.9) |
Low grade of differentiation | 20 (86.9) |
High grade of differentiation | 1 (4.3) |
No degree of differentiation | 2 (8.7) |
Premalignant lesions | 12 (18.8) |
Sessile serrated adenoma | |
High-grade dysplasia | 1 (8.3) |
No high-grade dysplasia | 11 (91.6) |
Malignant | 29 (45.3) |
Neuroendocrine tumor | 27 (42.2) |
Well-differentiated (G1) | 25 (92.6) |
Moderately differentiated (G2) | 2 (7.4) |
Adenocarcinoma | 2 (3.1) |
Well-differentiated | 1 (0.5) |
Poorly differentiated | 1 (0.5) |