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Appendix Low Grade Intraepithelial Neoplasia

MedGen UID:
474397
•Concept ID:
C3272764
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Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Appendiceal Low Grade Dysplasia; Appendiceal Low Grade Intraepithelial Neoplasia; Appendix Low Grade Dysplasia

Definition

A precancerous intraepithelial neoplastic lesion that affects the appendix. It is characterized by the presence of mild dysplasia and mild architectural alterations of the mucosal epithelium. There is no evidence of invasion. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAppendix Low Grade Intraepithelial Neoplasia

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Chemoprevention of breast cancer. A joint guideline from the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care and the Canadian Breast Cancer Initiative's Steering Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Care and Treatment of Breast Cancer.
Levine M, Moutquin JM, Walton R, Feightner J; Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care and the Canadian Breast Cancer Initiative's Steering Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Care and Treatment of Breast Cancer
CMAJ 2001 Jun 12;164(12):1681-90. PMID: 11450210Free PMC Article

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Therapy

Chemoprevention of breast cancer. A joint guideline from the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care and the Canadian Breast Cancer Initiative's Steering Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Care and Treatment of Breast Cancer.
Levine M, Moutquin JM, Walton R, Feightner J; Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care and the Canadian Breast Cancer Initiative's Steering Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Care and Treatment of Breast Cancer
CMAJ 2001 Jun 12;164(12):1681-90. PMID: 11450210Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Villous mucinous cystadenoma of the appendix in a postmenopausal woman.
Nouri K, Demmel M, Ott J, Promberger R, Huber JC, Mayerhofer K
JSLS 2010 Apr-Jun;14(2):296-8. doi: 10.4293/108680810X12785289144917. PMID: 20932390Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Chemoprevention of breast cancer. A joint guideline from the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care and the Canadian Breast Cancer Initiative's Steering Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Care and Treatment of Breast Cancer.
Levine M, Moutquin JM, Walton R, Feightner J; Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care and the Canadian Breast Cancer Initiative's Steering Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Care and Treatment of Breast Cancer
CMAJ 2001 Jun 12;164(12):1681-90. PMID: 11450210Free PMC Article

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