Low-Grade Appendiceal Mucinous Neoplasm Presenting as a Surgical Emergency: A Case Report

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...

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Main Authors: Evangelos Athanassiou, Michail Spyridakis, Fotini Karasavvidou, Dimitra Vamvakopoulou, Evangelia Karaiskou, Nikolaos Vamvakopoulos, Paraskevi Theodosiou, Constantinos Hatzitheofilou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2009-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Oncology
Subjects:
Low-grade appendiceal tumor
Acute abdomen
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/192775

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