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, which...
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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 | doaj-art-606e5bf41d0048cb8cdafbfaac99f4b82025-02-03T01:10:25ZengWileyObstetrics and Gynecology International1687-95891687-95972010-01-01201010.1155/2010/281053281053Appendiceal Mucocele Presenting as a Right Adnexal Mass: A Case ReportGrigor Gortchev0Slavcho Tomov1Dobromir Dimitrov2Vasil Nanev3Tatyana Betova4Gynecologic Oncology Clinic, Medical University, Pleven, BulgariaGynecologic Oncology Clinic, Medical University, Pleven, BulgariaSurgical Oncology Clinic, Medical University, Kliment Ohridski Street, 5800 Pleven, BulgariaSurgical Oncology Clinic, Medical University, Kliment Ohridski Street, 5800 Pleven, BulgariaDepartment of General and Clinical Pathology, Medical University, Pleven, BulgariaA 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/281053 |
| spellingShingle | Grigor Gortchev Slavcho Tomov Dobromir Dimitrov Vasil Nanev Tatyana Betova Appendiceal Mucocele Presenting as a Right Adnexal Mass: A Case Report Obstetrics and Gynecology International |
| 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 |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/281053 |
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