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Tumors occurring in the appendix have historically been regarded as similar to those in the large bowel, and the same terminology has been applied to both. Clinicians are familiar with many of these terms, and to some extent the morphologic characteristics have some similarities. However, studies from the literature, review, texts, and personal experience have shown that the majority of appendiceal neoplasms differ from the large bowel counterparts in their pathology, molecular pathogenesis, and behavior.
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Reid, S.L., Riddell, R.H. (2019). Appendiceal Tumors. In: Atlas of Intestinal Pathology. Atlas of Anatomic Pathology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-12379-6_4
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