Mucocele of the appendix – a diagnostic dilemma: a case report

Bartlett C, Ciprian E Bartlett, Madhavi Manoharan, Manoharan M, Anne Jackson, Jackson A
Journal of medical case reports · 2007 · vol. 1(1) , pp. 183 · doi:10.1186/1752-1947-1-183 · PMID:18093329 · PMC2245959 · W2151505793
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INTRODUCTION: Mucocele of the appendix secondary to mucinous cystadenoma is a rare clinical finding. Clinical presentation is varied with more than half being asymptomatic. CASE PRESENTATION: We report such a case presenting to the surgeons where initial clinical findings and investigations suggested an ovarian cyst. The patient was subsequently referred to the Gynaecologists for further management. In spite of extensive preoperative investigations, the diagnosis was only made at the time of surgery. CONCLUSION: In women presenting with a right iliac fossa mass and clinical features not indicative of gynaecological pathology, an appendiceal origin should be considered in the differential diagnosis.

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