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Intraoperative finding of an Amyand's hernia.
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Inside the hernia sac, an inflamed appendix and a part of the cecum were found (Figure 1).
Goblet cell carcinoid of the appendix. The tumor cells show positivity of synaptophysin.
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Immunohistochemically, the tumor cells were positive for synaptophysin and chromogranin (Figures 2 and 3).
Goblet cell carcinoid of the appendix. Immunohistochemically, the endocrine cell component is positive for chromogranin.
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Immunohistochemically, the tumor cells were positive for synaptophysin and chromogranin (Figures 2 and 3).