Low-grade appendiceal neoplasm presenting as a volvulus of the cecum

Mucocele of the appendix is an uncommon disorder that is often asymptomatic, but can present similarly to acute appendicitis. Timely diagnosis and treatment is imperative due to the many complications that can result from the mucocele, such as perforation. Appendiceal mucoceles (AM) were previously...

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Autores principales: Costa, Vincent, DeMuro, Jonas P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2013
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Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3937993/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24759968
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/gastro/got026
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description Mucocele of the appendix is an uncommon disorder that is often asymptomatic, but can present similarly to acute appendicitis. Timely diagnosis and treatment is imperative due to the many complications that can result from the mucocele, such as perforation. Appendiceal mucoceles (AM) were previously thought to be either benign or malignant; however, a different pathological classification of AM is currently favored. Also, only a few cases of volvulus of a benign AM have been reported. Here, we present the first reported case of a low-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasm resulting in a volvulus of the cecum.
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spelling pubmed-39379932014-03-04 Low-grade appendiceal neoplasm presenting as a volvulus of the cecum Costa, Vincent DeMuro, Jonas P. Gastroenterol Rep (Oxf) Case Reports Mucocele of the appendix is an uncommon disorder that is often asymptomatic, but can present similarly to acute appendicitis. Timely diagnosis and treatment is imperative due to the many complications that can result from the mucocele, such as perforation. Appendiceal mucoceles (AM) were previously thought to be either benign or malignant; however, a different pathological classification of AM is currently favored. Also, only a few cases of volvulus of a benign AM have been reported. Here, we present the first reported case of a low-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasm resulting in a volvulus of the cecum. Oxford University Press 2013-11 2013-10-08 /pmc/articles/PMC3937993/ /pubmed/24759968 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/gastro/got026 Text en © The Author(s) 2013. Published by Oxford University Press and the Digestive Science Publishing Co. Limited. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/), which permits unrestricted reuse, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3937993/
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