Mucosal metaplasia in the appendix.
Metaplastic foci do not appear to have been previously described in the mucosa of the appendix. Eight examples are reported, two of which were found in a series of 100 consecutive appendicectomies.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001062:Appendectomy; D001065:Appendix / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008679:Metaplasia; D008875:Middle Aged