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An 18-year-old woman presents with abdominal pain localized to the right lower quadrant, nausea and vomiting, mild fever, and an elevation of the peripheral leukocyte count to 17,000/uL. Examination of the surgically resected appendix is most likely to reveal

AAn appendix with a normal appearance
BNeutrophils within the muscular wall
CLymphoid hyperplasia and multinucleated giant cells within the muscular wall
DA dilated lumen filled with mucus
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