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appendix
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Adj. appendiceal (or vermiform appendix; also cecal [or caecal] appendix; vermix; or vermiform process)
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Definition: The appendix is a blind-ended tube connected to the cecum, from which it develops in the embryo. The cecum is a pouchlike structure of the colon, located at the junction of the small and the large intestines.
Digital cases (Digital slides)
HPC:363 : Normal appendix in a neonate
HPC:388 : Normal appendix
Pathology : appendiceal pathology
- appendiceal inflammation (Appendicitis)
- acute appendicitis
- chronic appendicitis
- granulomatous appendicitis
appendiceal diseases
appendiceal tumors
References
Misdraji J, Graeme-Cook FM. Miscellaneous conditions of the appendix. Semin Diagn Pathol. 2004 May;21(2):151-63. PMID: 15807474
