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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Published in:Obstetrics and gynecology international 2010, Vol.2010 (2010), p.1-3
Main Authors: Nanev, Vasil, Tomov, Slavcho, Dimitrov, Dobromir, Betova, Tatyana, Gortchev, Grigor
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Language:English
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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.
ISSN:1687-9589
1687-9597