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Haematoxylin-eosin slide showing tumour infiltrating wall (dark arrow) and a serosal reaction (white arrow).
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In addition, within the tip of the appendix there was a 4mm tumour composed of small glandular acini and individual cells with eosinophilic and focally granular cytoplasm (figs 1 and 2).
Haematoxylin-eosin slide showing tumour cells infiltrating through the muscularis propria (black arrow).
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In addition, within the tip of the appendix there was a 4mm tumour composed of small glandular acini and individual cells with eosinophilic and focally granular cytoplasm (figs 1 and 2).
The normal octreotide scan of the patient looking for evidence of metastatic disease. Normal uptake is seen in the liver, kidneys and spleen, 24 and 48 hours post injection of radioisotope.
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A, and urinary levels of 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA) and 5-hydroxytrptyphan (5-HT) were within normal limits. A CT scan of abdomen and pelvis and an octreotide radioisotope scan did not reveal any metastatic disease (Fig 3).