Giant Appendiceal Mucocele: Report of a Case

Mucoceles of the appendix are a group of mucus-filled lesions causing obstructive dilation of the ileocecal appendix. We report a rare case of giant appendiceal mucocele. A 48-year-old woman, with no discomfort, was admitted to our hospital after a mass was detected in the right lower quadrant of th...

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Published in:	Journal of Nippon Medical School Vol. 81; no. 2; pp. 110 - 113
Main Authors:	Akagi, Ichiro, Yokoi, Kimiyoshi, Shimanuki, Kimiyoshi, Satake, Shuichi, Takeda, Koki, Shimizu, Tetsuya, Kondo, Ryota, Kanazawa, Yoshikazu, Uchida, Eiji
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Japan The Medical Association of Nippon Medical School 2014
Subjects:	appendiceal mucocele Appendix Cecal Diseases - pathology Female Humans Middle Aged Mucocele - pathology
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Summary:	Mucoceles of the appendix are a group of mucus-filled lesions causing obstructive dilation of the ileocecal appendix. We report a rare case of giant appendiceal mucocele. A 48-year-old woman, with no discomfort, was admitted to our hospital after a mass was detected in the right lower quadrant of the abdomen. The patient underwent right hemicolectomy on the basis of the clinical diagnosis of a possible appendiceal tumor. The final pathologic diagnosis was mucocele of the appendix.
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ISSN:	1345-4676 1347-3409
DOI:	10.1272/jnms.81.110