Large Mucocele of the Appendix at Laparoscopy Presenting as an Adnexal Mass in a Postmenopausal Woman: A Case Report
A 79-year-old female was referred to our Gynecologic Department presenting with a pelvic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), showing an adnexal mass, later confirmed at the pelvic examination. The patient’s routine laboratory tests were normal. A sonographic examination was performed with inconclusive...
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| description | A 79-year-old female was referred to our Gynecologic Department presenting with a pelvic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), showing an adnexal mass, later confirmed at the pelvic examination. The patient’s routine laboratory tests were normal. A sonographic examination was performed with inconclusive results. Although the ultrasonography excluded the presence of vascularization and malignant degeneration, the adnexal localization appeared to be dubious. The laparoscopy and the subsequent histologic examination revealed the presence of a mucocele of the appendix. The following case report focuses the attention on a misdiagnosis of appendiceal mucocele. The misdiagnosis caused no negative impact on the treatment that in this case was adequate and successful. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-8b7e3c860d074eca9aa74fbb1d8174e32025-02-03T00:59:14ZengWileyCase Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology2090-66842090-66922014-01-01201410.1155/2014/486078486078Large Mucocele of the Appendix at Laparoscopy Presenting as an Adnexal Mass in a Postmenopausal Woman: A Case ReportElvira Paladino0Maria Bellantone1Francesca Conway2Francesco Sesti3Emilio Piccione4Adalgisa Pietropolli5School of Medicine, Academic Department of Biomedicine & Prevention and Clinical Department of Surgery, Section of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Tor Vergata University Hospital, Viale Oxford 81, 00133 Rome, ItalySchool of Medicine, Academic Department of Biomedicine & Prevention and Clinical Department of Surgery, Section of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Tor Vergata University Hospital, Viale Oxford 81, 00133 Rome, ItalySchool of Medicine, Academic Department of Biomedicine & Prevention and Clinical Department of Surgery, Section of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Tor Vergata University Hospital, Viale Oxford 81, 00133 Rome, ItalySchool of Medicine, Academic Department of Biomedicine & Prevention and Clinical Department of Surgery, Section of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Tor Vergata University Hospital, Viale Oxford 81, 00133 Rome, ItalySchool of Medicine, Academic Department of Biomedicine & Prevention and Clinical Department of Surgery, Section of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Tor Vergata University Hospital, Viale Oxford 81, 00133 Rome, ItalySchool of Medicine, Academic Department of Biomedicine & Prevention and Clinical Department of Surgery, Section of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Tor Vergata University Hospital, Viale Oxford 81, 00133 Rome, ItalyA 79-year-old female was referred to our Gynecologic Department presenting with a pelvic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), showing an adnexal mass, later confirmed at the pelvic examination. The patient’s routine laboratory tests were normal. A sonographic examination was performed with inconclusive results. Although the ultrasonography excluded the presence of vascularization and malignant degeneration, the adnexal localization appeared to be dubious. The laparoscopy and the subsequent histologic examination revealed the presence of a mucocele of the appendix. The following case report focuses the attention on a misdiagnosis of appendiceal mucocele. The misdiagnosis caused no negative impact on the treatment that in this case was adequate and successful.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/486078 |
| spellingShingle | Elvira Paladino Maria Bellantone Francesca Conway Francesco Sesti Emilio Piccione Adalgisa Pietropolli Large Mucocele of the Appendix at Laparoscopy Presenting as an Adnexal Mass in a Postmenopausal Woman: A Case Report Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| title | Large Mucocele of the Appendix at Laparoscopy Presenting as an Adnexal Mass in a Postmenopausal Woman: A Case Report |
| title_full | Large Mucocele of the Appendix at Laparoscopy Presenting as an Adnexal Mass in a Postmenopausal Woman: A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Large Mucocele of the Appendix at Laparoscopy Presenting as an Adnexal Mass in a Postmenopausal Woman: A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Large Mucocele of the Appendix at Laparoscopy Presenting as an Adnexal Mass in a Postmenopausal Woman: A Case Report |
| title_short | Large Mucocele of the Appendix at Laparoscopy Presenting as an Adnexal Mass in a Postmenopausal Woman: A Case Report |
| title_sort | large mucocele of the appendix at laparoscopy presenting as an adnexal mass in a postmenopausal woman a case report |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/486078 |
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