Appendiceal mucinous cystadenoma: a case report and review of the literature

Huber Diaz Fuentes; Adriana Teresa Cruz Méndez; Angelita Fernández Carrillo; Héctor Omar Márquez Moguel

doi:10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20204927

Authors

Huber Diaz Fuentes Department of Surgery, Hospital General Benito Juárez García, Mexican Institute of Social Health, Mérida, Yucatán http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5622-7245
Adriana Teresa Cruz Méndez Department of Surgery, Hospital General Benito Juárez García, Mexican Institute of Social Health, Mérida, Yucatán
Angelita Fernández Carrillo Department of Surgery, Hospital General Benito Juárez García, Mexican Institute of Social Health, Mérida, Yucatán
Héctor Omar Márquez Moguel Department of Surgery, Hospital General Benito Juárez García, Mexican Institute of Social Health, Mérida, Yucatán

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20204927

Keywords:

Appendicitis, Mucocele, Mucinous cystadenoma, Cystadenocarcinoma

Abstract

Appendicular mucocele is a low incidence neoplasm with a frequency of 2 cases per 10,000 laparotomies. It is found in 0.2 to 0.3% of all appendectomies, with a higher incidence in women after the fifth or sixth decade of life. It is considered a benign lesion, although in some occasions, approximately 20% of cases it is associated with neoplasms of other intra-abdominal organs. Authors present the case of a 88-year-old patient with clinical findings consistent with acute appendicitis resolved with a simple appendicectomy based on the macroscopic findings during surgery.

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Author Biography

Huber Diaz Fuentes, Department of Surgery, Hospital General Benito Juárez García, Mexican Institute of Social Health, Mérida, Yucatán

General Surgery First Year Medical Resident

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