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  2. Appendix cancer - Wikipedia

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    Appendix cancer, also known as appendiceal cancer, is a very rare malignant tumor that forms in the vermiform appendix. [7] Gastrointestinal stromal tumors are rare tumors with malignant potential. [8] Primary lymphomas can occur in the appendix. Breast cancer, colon cancer, and tumors of the female genital tract may metastasize to the appendix ...

  3. Pseudomyxoma peritonei - Wikipedia

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    Pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP) is a clinical condition caused by cancerous cells (mucinous adenocarcinoma) that produce abundant mucin or gelatinous ascites. [1] The tumors cause fibrosis of tissues and impede digestion or organ function, and if left untreated, the tumors and mucin they produce will fill the abdominal cavity.

  4. Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network

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    The Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, established in 2003, is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal of oncology and the official journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN). It is published by Harborside Press and the editor-in-chief is Margaret Tempero (UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center ...

  5. Ovarian mucinous tumor - Wikipedia

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    Pseudomyxoma peritonei may present as a result of an ovarian mucinous tumor, however this is a rare cause of this condition, which is a rare condition. A more common cause of pseudomyxoma peritonei is a mucin-producing tumor of the appendix. Since mucinous tumors arising from the ovary usually only involve one ovary, the presence of involvement ...

  6. Carcinoid - Wikipedia

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    Carcinoid tumors are the most common malignant tumor of the appendix, but they are most commonly associated with the small intestine, and they can also be found in the rectum and stomach. They are known to grow in the liver, but this finding is usually a manifestation of metastatic disease from a primary carcinoid occurring elsewhere in the body.

  7. National Comprehensive Cancer Network - Wikipedia

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    The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) is an alliance of 33 [1] cancer centers in the United States, most of which are designated by the National Cancer Institute (one of the U.S. National Institutes of Health) as comprehensive cancer centers. It is a non-profit organization with offices in Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania.

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  9. Surface epithelial-stromal tumor - Wikipedia

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    In some cases mucinous tumors are characterized by more cysts of variable size and a rarity of surface involvement as compared to serous tumors; Also in comparison to serous tumors, mucinous tumors are less frequently bilateral, approximately 5% of primary mucinous tumors are bilateral. May form very large cystic masses, with recorded weights ...