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Case Reports
. 2009 Jan 21;2(1):7-11.
doi: 10.1159/000192775.

Low-Grade Appendiceal Mucinous Neoplasm Presenting as a Surgical Emergency: A Case Report

Evangelos Athanassiou  1 , Michail Spyridakis, Fotini Karasavvidou, Dimitra Vamvakopoulou, Evangelia Karaiskou, Nikolaos Vamvakopoulos, Paraskevi Theodosiou, Constantinos Hatzitheofilou
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Case Reports

Low-Grade Appendiceal Mucinous Neoplasm Presenting as a Surgical Emergency: A Case Report

Evangelos Athanassiou et al. Case Rep Oncol. .

Abstract

We present the case of a female patient admitted to our University Hospital with acute abdominal pain mimicking an intraperitoneal septic condition caused possibly by acute appendicitis. CT and ultrasound scan showed a mass situated in the right iliac fossa. The patient was submitted to laparotomy and right hemicolectomy. The operative findings were suggestive of an appendiceal mucocele. The histology report revealed a low-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasm. The patient had no clinical, biochemical or visual signs of disease recurrence 6 months postoperatively.

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CT scan of the abdomen showing a mass in the right lower quadrant.
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