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A 60-Year-Old Man Who Complained of Persistent Right Lower Quadrant

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A 60-year-old man who complained of persistent right lower quadrant pain underwent an appendectomy. The appendix appeared globular and dilated due to an obstruction by a fecalith. It was filled with mucus. Histologically, the cavity was lined with normal appendiceal mucosa; there was no evidence of neoplasia. This lesion most likely represents a


A) mucocele
B) mucinous cystadenoma
C) mucinous cystadenocarcinoma
D) pseudomyxoma peritonei
E) pseudocyst

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