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Appendiceal Mucocele Presenting as a Right Adnexal Mass: A Case Report

2010; Hindawi Publishing Corporation; Volume: 2010; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1155/2010/281053

1687-9589

Grigor Gortchev, С Томов, Dobromir Dimitrov, Vasil Nanev, Tatyana Betova,

Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment

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.