Mucinous appendiceal adenocarcinomas: a diagnostic challenge
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Author(s)
Sharma, Ekta
Gokani, Shyam Ajay
Neville, Jonathan
Sinha, Ashish
Agarwal, Tushar
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Mucinous appendiceal neoplasms are rare and diagnosis is often difficult as patients present with non-specific symptoms often suggestive of appendicitis only and most diagnoses are made following post-surgery histology examination. Here we present a case of a mucinous appendiceal adenocarcinoma with areas of both Low-grade Appendiceal Mucinous Neoplasm and High-grade Appendiceal Mucinous Neoplasm, in a ruptured appendix at a district general hospital. Without early detection and treatment these pathologies can lead to pseudomyxoma peritonei, a syndrome of progressive mucinous ascites. This case highlights the limitations of radiological studies, benefits of diagnostic laparoscopy and provides a rationale for removing the mesoappendix with the appendix during routine appendectomies.
Date Issued
2020-01-22
Date Acceptance
2020-01-09
Citation
Journal of Surgical Case Reports, 2020, 2020 (1), pp.1-3
ISSN
2042-8812
Publisher
JSCR Publishing
Start Page
1
End Page
3
Journal / Book Title
Journal of Surgical Case Reports
Volume
2020
Issue
1
Copyright Statement
© The Author(s) 2020.
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This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. For commercial re-use, please contact journals.permissions@oup.com
Identifier
https://academic.oup.com/jscr/article/2020/1/rjz355/5688718
Subjects
Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Surgery
NEOPLASMS
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2020-01-22