Are older mothers at risk of having grandchildren with sporadic mtDNA deletions?
Maternal grandmother age is not a risk factor for sporadic mitochondrial DNA deletions, an important observation in a population where many women are delaying reproduction.
Appendiceal malignancy with dissemination to the lymph nodes has a more acute onset and a more frequent nonmucinous histology. With aggressive treatment strategies, lymph node-positive patients did not show a statistically significantly diminished survival.