Low-Grade Appendiceal Mucinous Neoplasm Presenting as a Surgical Emergency: A Case Report
We present the case of a female patient admitted to our University Hospital with acute abdominal pain mimicking an intraperitoneal septic condition caused possibly by acute appendicitis. CT and ultrasound scan showed a mass situated in the right iliac fossa. The patient was submitted to laparotomy a...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Karger Publishers
2009-01-01
|
| Series: | Case Reports in Oncology |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/192775 |
| _version_ | 1818027410059165696 |
|---|---|
| author | Evangelos Athanassiou Michail Spyridakis Fotini Karasavvidou Dimitra Vamvakopoulou Evangelia Karaiskou Nikolaos Vamvakopoulos Paraskevi Theodosiou Constantinos Hatzitheofilou |
| author_facet | Evangelos Athanassiou Michail Spyridakis Fotini Karasavvidou Dimitra Vamvakopoulou Evangelia Karaiskou Nikolaos Vamvakopoulos Paraskevi Theodosiou Constantinos Hatzitheofilou |
| author_sort | Evangelos Athanassiou |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | We present the case of a female patient admitted to our University Hospital with acute abdominal pain mimicking an intraperitoneal septic condition caused possibly by acute appendicitis. CT and ultrasound scan showed a mass situated in the right iliac fossa. The patient was submitted to laparotomy and right hemicolectomy. The operative findings were suggestive of an appendiceal mucocele. The histology report revealed a low-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasm. The patient had no clinical, biochemical or visual signs of disease recurrence 6 months postoperatively. |
| first_indexed | 2024-12-10T04:47:27Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-f576cfc1a47a4d65b1193f68795a4fd8 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 1662-6575 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-12-10T04:47:27Z |
| publishDate | 2009-01-01 |
| publisher | Karger Publishers |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Case Reports in Oncology |
| spelling | doaj.art-f576cfc1a47a4d65b1193f68795a4fd82022-12-22T02:01:42ZengKarger PublishersCase Reports in Oncology1662-65752009-01-012171110.1159/000192775192775Low-Grade Appendiceal Mucinous Neoplasm Presenting as a Surgical Emergency: A Case ReportEvangelos AthanassiouMichail SpyridakisFotini KarasavvidouDimitra VamvakopoulouEvangelia KaraiskouNikolaos VamvakopoulosParaskevi TheodosiouConstantinos HatzitheofilouWe present the case of a female patient admitted to our University Hospital with acute abdominal pain mimicking an intraperitoneal septic condition caused possibly by acute appendicitis. CT and ultrasound scan showed a mass situated in the right iliac fossa. The patient was submitted to laparotomy and right hemicolectomy. The operative findings were suggestive of an appendiceal mucocele. The histology report revealed a low-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasm. The patient had no clinical, biochemical or visual signs of disease recurrence 6 months postoperatively.http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/192775Low-grade appendiceal tumorAcute abdomen |
| spellingShingle | Evangelos Athanassiou Michail Spyridakis Fotini Karasavvidou Dimitra Vamvakopoulou Evangelia Karaiskou Nikolaos Vamvakopoulos Paraskevi Theodosiou Constantinos Hatzitheofilou Low-Grade Appendiceal Mucinous Neoplasm Presenting as a Surgical Emergency: A Case Report Case Reports in Oncology Low-grade appendiceal tumor Acute abdomen |
| title | Low-Grade Appendiceal Mucinous Neoplasm Presenting as a Surgical Emergency: A Case Report |
| title_full | Low-Grade Appendiceal Mucinous Neoplasm Presenting as a Surgical Emergency: A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Low-Grade Appendiceal Mucinous Neoplasm Presenting as a Surgical Emergency: A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Low-Grade Appendiceal Mucinous Neoplasm Presenting as a Surgical Emergency: A Case Report |
| title_short | Low-Grade Appendiceal Mucinous Neoplasm Presenting as a Surgical Emergency: A Case Report |
| title_sort | low grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasm presenting as a surgical emergency a case report |
| topic | Low-grade appendiceal tumor Acute abdomen |
| url | http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/192775 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT evangelosathanassiou lowgradeappendicealmucinousneoplasmpresentingasasurgicalemergencyacasereport AT michailspyridakis lowgradeappendicealmucinousneoplasmpresentingasasurgicalemergencyacasereport AT fotinikarasavvidou lowgradeappendicealmucinousneoplasmpresentingasasurgicalemergencyacasereport AT dimitravamvakopoulou lowgradeappendicealmucinousneoplasmpresentingasasurgicalemergencyacasereport AT evangeliakaraiskou lowgradeappendicealmucinousneoplasmpresentingasasurgicalemergencyacasereport AT nikolaosvamvakopoulos lowgradeappendicealmucinousneoplasmpresentingasasurgicalemergencyacasereport AT paraskevitheodosiou lowgradeappendicealmucinousneoplasmpresentingasasurgicalemergencyacasereport AT constantinoshatzitheofilou lowgradeappendicealmucinousneoplasmpresentingasasurgicalemergencyacasereport |