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Mucinous cystadenoma of the appendix misdiagnosed as cystic hydatid disease of the liver: a case report
INTRODUCTION: Primary neoplastic lesions presenting with a mucocele of the appendix are very rare and can be divided into benign variants of mucinous adenomas or cystadenomas, mucinous tumours of uncertain malignant potential or mucinous cystadenocarcinomas. Most of these tumourous mucoceles are asy...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2478665/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18578871 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-2-218 |
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author | Krieg, Andreas Esch, Jan Schulte am Poll, Ludger W Braunstein, Stefan Knoefel, Wolfram T |
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description | INTRODUCTION: Primary neoplastic lesions presenting with a mucocele of the appendix are very rare and can be divided into benign variants of mucinous adenomas or cystadenomas, mucinous tumours of uncertain malignant potential or mucinous cystadenocarcinomas. Most of these tumourous mucoceles are asymptomatic and are found incidentally. The major complication of neoplastic mucinous appendiceal tumours is the development of a pseudomyxoma peritonei due to spreading of mucin-producing cells within the abdominal cavity. CASE PRESENTATION: A 44-year-old man presented with a history of non-specific symptoms of right upper abdominal pain. Abdominal ultrasound and computed tomography scan identified a cystic mass consistent with the morphological characteristics of an echinococcal hydatid cyst. After completing systemic albendazole therapy, an explorative laparotomy revealed a cystic tumour of the appendix. Ileocaecal resection was performed and pathology reports confirmed the diagnosis of a mucinous cystadenoma of the appendix. The postoperative course was uneventful. CONCLUSION: Here we present the case of a man with a mucinous cystadenoma of the appendix mimicking cystic hydatid disease. We discuss the importance of re-evaluation and differential diagnostic reflections in cases of appendiceal mucocele. |
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spelling | pubmed-24786652008-07-22 Mucinous cystadenoma of the appendix misdiagnosed as cystic hydatid disease of the liver: a case report Krieg, Andreas Esch, Jan Schulte am Poll, Ludger W Braunstein, Stefan Knoefel, Wolfram T J Med Case Reports Case Report INTRODUCTION: Primary neoplastic lesions presenting with a mucocele of the appendix are very rare and can be divided into benign variants of mucinous adenomas or cystadenomas, mucinous tumours of uncertain malignant potential or mucinous cystadenocarcinomas. Most of these tumourous mucoceles are asymptomatic and are found incidentally. The major complication of neoplastic mucinous appendiceal tumours is the development of a pseudomyxoma peritonei due to spreading of mucin-producing cells within the abdominal cavity. CASE PRESENTATION: A 44-year-old man presented with a history of non-specific symptoms of right upper abdominal pain. Abdominal ultrasound and computed tomography scan identified a cystic mass consistent with the morphological characteristics of an echinococcal hydatid cyst. After completing systemic albendazole therapy, an explorative laparotomy revealed a cystic tumour of the appendix. Ileocaecal resection was performed and pathology reports confirmed the diagnosis of a mucinous cystadenoma of the appendix. The postoperative course was uneventful. CONCLUSION: Here we present the case of a man with a mucinous cystadenoma of the appendix mimicking cystic hydatid disease. We discuss the importance of re-evaluation and differential diagnostic reflections in cases of appendiceal mucocele. BioMed Central 2008-06-25 /pmc/articles/PMC2478665/ /pubmed/18578871 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-2-218 Text en Copyright © 2008 Krieg et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License ( (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0) ), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Krieg, Andreas Esch, Jan Schulte am Poll, Ludger W Braunstein, Stefan Knoefel, Wolfram T Mucinous cystadenoma of the appendix misdiagnosed as cystic hydatid disease of the liver: a case report |
title | Mucinous cystadenoma of the appendix misdiagnosed as cystic hydatid disease of the liver: a case report |
title_full | Mucinous cystadenoma of the appendix misdiagnosed as cystic hydatid disease of the liver: a case report |
title_fullStr | Mucinous cystadenoma of the appendix misdiagnosed as cystic hydatid disease of the liver: a case report |
title_full_unstemmed | Mucinous cystadenoma of the appendix misdiagnosed as cystic hydatid disease of the liver: a case report |
title_short | Mucinous cystadenoma of the appendix misdiagnosed as cystic hydatid disease of the liver: a case report |
title_sort | mucinous cystadenoma of the appendix misdiagnosed as cystic hydatid disease of the liver: a case report |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2478665/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18578871 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-2-218 |
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