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ArticleCureus2018

Low-grade Appendiceal Mucinous Neoplasm Presenting as Adnexal Mass: A Case Report.

Eirini V Pantiora, Dimitrios Massaras, John Koutalas, Anastasia Bagiasta, Elissaios A Kontis, Georgios P Fragulidis

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Article in Cureus, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Eirini V PantioraSurgery, Aretaieio Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens, GRC.
Dimitrios MassarasSurgery, Aretaieio Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens, GRC.
John KoutalasAnesthesiology, Aretaieio Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens, GRC.
Anastasia BagiastaSurgery, Aretaieio Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens, GRC.
Elissaios A KontisSurgery, Aretaieio Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens, GRC.
Georgios P FragulidisSurgery, Aretaieio Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens, GRC.
Aretaeio Hospital · GRNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

An appendiceal mucocele is a dilatation of the appendix and it is the result of benign or malignant diseases, which cause the obstruction of the appendix and the consequent accumulation of mucus secretion. The preoperative diagnosis is difficult due to non-specific clinical manifestations of the disease. We present a case of an 83-year-old female patient with a history of breast cancer that was referred to our hospital for an evaluation of a right adnexal mass discovered during her yearly follow-up. The patient underwent an exploratory laparotomy with a provisional diagnosis of a right adnexal mass. A perioperative, appendiceal mucocele was diagnosed. She underwent a formal appendectomy and histopathology of the specimen revealed a low-grade mucinous neoplasm. Appendiceal mucinous neoplasms represent a rare form of pathology among all appendectomy specimens. A preoperative diagnosis is difficult due to the lack of specific symptoms and it is often misdiagnosed as an adnexal mass. The perforation of the appendix and subsequent extravasation of its contents into the abdominal cavity may lead to pseudomyxoma peritonei, which has a very poor prognosis if not treated properly.

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adnexal massappendices mucocelediagnosishipecsurgerytreatmenttumor pathology

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