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Appendiceal Mucocele – Unexpected Diagnosis in a Gynecology Department

dc.contributor.authorCorreia, A
dc.contributor.authorMahomed, F
dc.date.accessioned2013-02-08T12:45:45Z
dc.date.available2013-02-08T12:45:45Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractAppendiceal mucocele is a rare entity, occuring in < 1% among appendicectomies, with a female predominance 4/1 (F/M) and a mean age of more than 50 years. The preoperative diagnosis is difficult; in most cases, it´s an intraoperative finding. In such work, we describe the two clinical cases occurring in last 10 years in our Department. Case 1 - 56 years old, posmenopausal, referred to our Department (02/2004) because an asymptomatic right adnexal septated cystic image, 53x48mm, with hipovascularized septa and a vascularised capsule with low flow resistance (IR 0,57). CA 125 elevated (71,3 U/mL).Exploratory laparotomy: an ovary increased, with a gelatanious consistency and an appendicular enlargement. Extemporaneous examination: a pseudomixoma peritonei, associated with a mucinous appendicular and an ovary tumor. It was performed a radical surgery. The histo-pathological analysis showed a mucinous cystadenoma of the appendix with peritoneal mucinous dissemination involving the ovary. Expectant attitude since the surgery, without clinical and imaging signs of recurrence. Case 2- 62 years old posmenopausal and asymptomatic woman, with a large adnexal mass detected on routine pelvic ultrasound: heterogeneous, 94x84mm without vascularisation signs in its interior. CEA was elevated (41,47U/ml). Exploratory laparotomy (02/2010): enlarged appendix and macroscopically normal pelvic organs. An appendicectomy was performed. The histo-pathological analysis showed a 10cm mucinous cystadenoma of the appendix and signs of localized (visceral peritoneal surface) pseudomyxoma peritonei. Currently she’s clinically well, in an expectant attitude. Despite mucoceles of the appendix are rare, they should be considered in women presenting with abnormal quadrant masses.por
dc.identifier.citationIN: 9th Congress of the ESG; 2011, Setembro. Copenhagapor
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.17/1043
dc.language.isoengpor
dc.publisherDepartamento Ginecologia e Obstetrícia, Hospital Dona Estefânia, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Centralpor
dc.subjectMucocelepor
dc.subjectCaso Clínicopor
dc.subjectMulherpor
dc.subjectHDE GIN
dc.titleAppendiceal Mucocele – Unexpected Diagnosis in a Gynecology Departmentpor
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rcaap.rightsopenAccesspor
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