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Table 4 The World Health Organization classification (2010)

From: Acute appendicitis, inflammatory appendiceal mass and the risk of a hidden malignant tumor: a systematic review of the literature

Appendiceal carcinomas.

 

• Adenocarcinoma 8140/3

 

• Mucinous adenocarcinoma 8480/3

 

• Low-grade mucinous neoplasia 8480/1

 

• Signet-ring cell formation carcinoma 8490/3

 

• Undifferentiated carcinoma 8020/3

 

Neuroendocrine appendix neoplasias.

 

• Neuroendocrine tumors (NET).

 

• NET G1 (carcinoid) 8240/3

 

• NET G2 8249/3

 

• Neuroendocrine carcinomas (NEC) 8246/3

 

• NEC large cells type 8013/3

 

• NEC smal cells type 8041/3

 

• Mixed tumor:

 

• Mixed Adenoneuroendocrine carcinomas 8244/3

 

• Serotonin-producing endocrine carcinoma 8241/3

 

• Globet cell carcinoid 8243/3

 

• Tubular carcinoid 8245/1

 

• Peptide-producing/ Glucagon-producing large cell tumor PP/PYY 8152/1