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Appendiceal Mucocele Presenting as a Right Adnexal Mass: A Case Report
A 68-year-old female presented to the Gynecologic Oncology Clinic with a right-lower quadrant abdominal mass 3 × 4 cm in diameter palpable on pelvic examination. Her routine laboratory tests were normal. Transvaginal ultrasonography revealed a cystic mass in the right adnexa 3.9 cm in diameter, whic...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2943109/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20871809 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/281053 |
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author | Gortchev, Grigor Tomov, Slavcho Dimitrov, Dobromir Nanev, Vasil Betova, Tatyana |
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description | A 68-year-old female presented to the Gynecologic Oncology Clinic with a right-lower quadrant abdominal mass 3 × 4 cm in diameter palpable on pelvic examination. Her routine laboratory tests were normal. Transvaginal ultrasonography revealed a cystic mass in the right adnexa 3.9 cm in diameter, which was thought to arise in the ovary. At the time of laparoscopy, a 3 × 4 cm tumor arising from the distal end of the appendix was noted. A laparoscopic appendectomy with tumor removal was performed. Histologic examination of the surgical specimen revealed a mucocele of the appendix (AM). Although rare, this tumor should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a right adnexal mass. These tumors can be identified laparoscopically and removed by minimally invasive surgery. |
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spelling | pubmed-29431092010-09-24 Appendiceal Mucocele Presenting as a Right Adnexal Mass: A Case Report Gortchev, Grigor Tomov, Slavcho Dimitrov, Dobromir Nanev, Vasil Betova, Tatyana Obstet Gynecol Int Case Report A 68-year-old female presented to the Gynecologic Oncology Clinic with a right-lower quadrant abdominal mass 3 × 4 cm in diameter palpable on pelvic examination. Her routine laboratory tests were normal. Transvaginal ultrasonography revealed a cystic mass in the right adnexa 3.9 cm in diameter, which was thought to arise in the ovary. At the time of laparoscopy, a 3 × 4 cm tumor arising from the distal end of the appendix was noted. A laparoscopic appendectomy with tumor removal was performed. Histologic examination of the surgical specimen revealed a mucocele of the appendix (AM). Although rare, this tumor should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a right adnexal mass. These tumors can be identified laparoscopically and removed by minimally invasive surgery. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2010 2010-09-13 /pmc/articles/PMC2943109/ /pubmed/20871809 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/281053 Text en Copyright © 2010 Grigor Gortchev et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Gortchev, Grigor Tomov, Slavcho Dimitrov, Dobromir Nanev, Vasil Betova, Tatyana Appendiceal Mucocele Presenting as a Right Adnexal Mass: A Case Report |
title | Appendiceal Mucocele Presenting as a Right Adnexal Mass: A Case Report |
title_full | Appendiceal Mucocele Presenting as a Right Adnexal Mass: A Case Report |
title_fullStr | Appendiceal Mucocele Presenting as a Right Adnexal Mass: A Case Report |
title_full_unstemmed | Appendiceal Mucocele Presenting as a Right Adnexal Mass: A Case Report |
title_short | Appendiceal Mucocele Presenting as a Right Adnexal Mass: A Case Report |
title_sort | appendiceal mucocele presenting as a right adnexal mass: a case report |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2943109/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20871809 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/281053 |
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