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. 2024 May 12;16(5):e60150. doi: 10.7759/cureus.60150

Table 2. Histopathological features, T stage, and distribution of ANs (N=12).

LAMN: Low-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasm; HAMN: High-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasm; AN: Appendiceal neoplasm 

ANs subtypes  N (%)
Neuroendocrine tumor 9 (75%)
Well-differentiated (G1) 9 (100%)
Moderately differentiated (G2)  
Poorly differentiated (G3)  
Mitotic rate  
<2 9 (100%)
Ki-67%  
<2% 9 (100%)
Mucinous neoplasm of appendix  
LAMN 1 (8.3%)
HAMN 0
Adenocarcinoma 1 (8.3%)
Well-differentiated 0
Moderately-differentiated 1 (100%)
Poorly differentiated 0
Goblet cell adenocarcinoma 1 (8.3%)  
Well-differentiated 0
Moderately-differentiated 1 (100%)
Poorly differentiated 0
Location  
Proximal half 2 (16.6%)
Distal half 6 (50%)
Tip of appendix 3 (25%)
Diffuse 1 (8.4%)
Size  
<2cm 9 (75%)
2-4cm 1 (8.4%)  
>4cm 2 (16.6%)
Perforated 1 (8.4%)  
Non-perforated 11(91.6%)
Lymphovascular invasion 2 (16.6%)
Perineural invasion 2 (16.6%)
Margin  
Involved 0
Not involved 12 (100%)
Regional lymph nodes 0
Immunohistochemistry  
Chromogranin 9 (75%)
Synaptophysin 6 (50%)
CDX2 1(8.3%)  
T stage  
pTis 1 (8.3%)  
pT1 3 (25%)
pT2 1 (8.4%)  
pT3 6 (50%)
pT4a 1 (8.3%)