Table 1 |
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Numbers of unexpected findings from appendicectomy specimens |
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Number of Cases |
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Diagnosis |
Macroscopic |
Microscopic |
Total |
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Parasites |
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Enterobius |
0 |
10(10) |
10(10) |
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Schistosoma |
0 |
1(1) |
1(1) |
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Endometriosis |
0 |
3 |
3 |
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Crohn's disease |
0 |
6(3) |
6(3) |
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Benign Tumours |
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Hyperplastic polyp |
0 |
4 |
4 |
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Cystadenoma |
0 |
6(2) |
6(2) |
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Carcinoid |
2(2) |
11(3) |
13(5) |
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Malignancy |
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Primary adenocarcinoma |
0 |
2(2) |
2(2) |
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Secondary adenocarcinoma |
0 |
1(1) |
1(1) |
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Total |
2(2) |
44(22) |
46(24) |
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Figures in brackets are those deemed "clinically significant". |
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Jones et al. BMC Surgery 2007 7:17 doi:10.1186/1471-2482-7-17 |
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