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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Main Authors: Grigor Gortchev (Author), Slavcho Tomov (Author), Dobromir Dimitrov (Author), Vasil Nanev (Author), Tatyana Betova (Author)
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Published: Hindawi Limited, 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary: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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10.1155/2010/281053