Does macroscopically normal appendix mean normal histology?

The Normal Appendix on CT: Does Size Matter?

PURPOSE (1) To evaluate the frequency of visualisation and measurements of the normal appendix. (2) To correlate Body Mass Index (BMI) and gender with visualisation of the normal appendix. (3) To correlate age, gender and body length with appendiceal length. MATERIALS AND METHODS A retrospective review of 186 patients undergoing abdominal CT without suspicion of acute appendicitis was done. F...

Histological abnormalities in biopsies from macroscopically normal colonoscopies.

One hundred and nineteen children with gastrointestinal symptoms underwent colonoscopy during the course of one year. Out of 39 children that were reported as yielding normal results on endoscopic examination, six had disease detectable only by histology. The pathology included cases of microscopic colitis, Crohn's disease, and indeterminate colitis. To exclude large bowel inflammation as a cau...

Is microscopic assessment of macroscopically normal hysterectomy specimens necessary?

AIM To determine whether microscopic examination of macroscopically normal hysterectomy specimens yields findings that could alter subsequent clinical management. METHODS All pathology reports on hysterectomy specimens submitted to the department of histopathology at the Northern General Hospital from January 1997 to December 1998 were reviewed. Cases were included for further assessment if t...

Estimation of the Multivariate Normal Mean under the Extended Reflected Normal Loss Function

Late metastasis to macroscopically normal paranasal sinuses from breast cancer

BACKGROUND Breast cancer can very rarely result in late metastases to the paranasal sinuses. METHODS AND RESULTS We present a 75-year-old woman who developed sinonasal symptoms mimicking sinusitis 20 years after receiving a breast cancer diagnosis. Rigid nasendoscopy was unremarkable, but due to persistent unilateral nasal symptoms and suspicious radiological findings, the patient underwent e...