PMC5837178_01
CT-scan images
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The length of the mass was 17.27 cm and the maximum diameter was 5.28cm (Figure 1).
Surgical specimen
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Intraoperative findings (Figure 2): a distended massive appendix pushing the redundant cecal end up to the hepatic flexure of the colon and the tip of the appendix into the right iliac fossa was found.
Histopathology slide x50, x100, x400
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X100 and x400 (Figure 3): medium and high power viewing): The appendiceal wall shows an intestinal type covering epithelium (right side) comprising of crowded columnar cells with basal, hyperchromatic nuclei and large amounts of apical mucin as well as minimal dysplastic changes.