title: Endosalpingiosis of the vermiform appendix.
abstract: Endosalpingiosis within the muscularis propria of the distal vermiform appendix was discovered in an appendectomy specimen removed during exploratory laparotomy for inflammatory tubal disease. Endosalpingiosis has not been previously reported in the appendix. The pathogenesis and possible significance of this lesion are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cajigas
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Axiotis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001063:Appendiceal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D001065:Appendix / Q000473:pathology; D002828:Choristoma / Q000473:pathology*; D005187:Fallopian Tubes; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans