title: Clear cell carcinoid of the appendix: an uncommon variant of lipid-rich neuroendocrine tumor with a broad differential diagnosis.
abstract: The designation of clear cell/lipid-rich refers to an unusual variant of neuroendocrine tumor ("carcinoid") described in several organs, but only recently observed in the appendix. In this study, we report the morphologic, immunohistochemical, and ultrastructural features of an incidentally discovered appendiceal clear cell/lipid-rich carcinoid in a 32-year-old man without any evidence of von Hippel-Lindau disease. Differential diagnosis with mimicking neoplastic and non-tumor lesions, epidemiology, and clinical behavior of this exceedingly rare variant of carcinoid of the appendix are also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Operative Unit of Pathologic Anatomy, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico of Modena, Modena, Italy. rossi.giulio@policlinico.mo.it
authors.forename: Giulio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rossi
authors.forename: Nazarena
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nannini
authors.forename: Federica
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bertolini
authors.forename: Maria Cecilia
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Mengoli
authors.forename: Rita
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fano
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cavazza
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001063:Appendiceal Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor
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