page_title: Appendix cancer
section_title: Mucinous neoplasm
hierarchical_section_title: Appendix cancer / Diagnosis / Mucinous neoplasm
caption_attribution_description: English: Medium-power magnification of low-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasm (LAMN): There is minimal cytological atypia of the epithelial cells.
context_page_description: Appendix cancer are very rare cancers of the vermiform appendix.
  Gastrointestinal stromal tumors are rare tumors with malignant potential. Primary lymphomas can occur in the appendix. Breast cancer, colon cancer, and tumors of the female genital tract may metastasize to the appendix.
context_section_description: Mucinous cystadenoma is an obsolete term for appendiceal mucinous neoplasm.
caption: Low-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasm: Minimal cytological atypia of the epithelial cells.[14]
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