Pediatric Appendicitis Laboratory Score - A New Clinical Prediction Rule

The pediatric appendicitis laboratory score incorporates signs and symptoms as well as C-reactive protein, cow-protectin, white blood cell count, and absolute neutrophil count. Nodules with irregular borders suggest malignancy or those nodules that double in size between 30 to 400 days. Increasing age, smoking history, family history of lung cancer, and exposure to certain substances like asbestos are all risk factors too.