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Volume 7 Issue 12 (December, 2019)

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A histopathological analysis of appendectomy specimens
Pankaj Bansal, Syed Javed Arshi

Background: Appendicitis is a common acute surgical emergency. The present study was conducted to assess histopathology of appendectomy specimens. Materials & Methods: The present study was conducted on 89 appendix specimens. Data such as age, gender etc. was recorded in performa. Histopathological assessment was performed. Results: Out of 89 specimens, 52 were of males and 47 of females. Specimens found to be of appendicitis in 14, unusual pathology in 28, carcinoid tumor in 30 and mucinous lesion in 17 cases. The difference was found to be significant (P< 0.05). Age group 0-10 years had 6, 11-20 years had 17, 21-30 years had 24, 31-40 years had 21, 41-50 years had 13 and >50 years had 7 specimens. The difference was significant (P< 0.05). Conclusion: Authors found maximum case in age group 21-30 years with male predominance. Maximum cases found to be of carcinoids tumor. Key words: Appendix, Histopathology, carcinoid tumor

 
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