Lipid-rich carcinoid of the appendix: A case report with review of literature

• Main Authors: Dhaneshwar N Lanjewar (Author), Riddhi A Parmar (Author), Bhawana Sharma (Author), Mansi Thacker (Author), Jigna S Upadhyay (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The carcinoids are the most frequent tumors arising from the appendix, in majority of the cases, these are asymptomatic and are discovered after appendectomy. The lipid-rich carcinoid, also known as clear cell carcinoid; is histologically characterized by the presence of clear vacuoles in the cytopl...