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Giant appendiceal mucinous cystadenoma treated by laparoscopy: a case report and review of the literature

2017; Thieme Medical Publishers (Germany); Volume: 37; Issue: 02 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.jcol.2017.04.002

2317-6423

Felipe Ramos Nogueira, Francisco Wendel de Sousa Arruda, Carla Camila Rocha Bezerra, Benjamin Ramos de Andrade Neto, Manoel Italo Pimentel Santos Lopes, Edson de Macêdo Sousa, Alessandra Marques dos Santos, Adryano Gonçalves Marques, Lusmar Veras Rodrigues,

Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment

Abstract Appendiceal mucinous cystadenoma is a rare entity, which causes appendicular mucocele. It is more frequent in women over 50 years old. In half of the cases it is asymptomatic. Tomography of the abdomen is the gold standard in its preoperative diagnosis. The treatment is surgical, with good prognosis, the complete resection evolves without appendicular rupture and extravasation. We report a case of a 64-year-old man with appendiceal mucinous cystadenoma. A laparoscopic right hemicolectomy was performed. This therapy that can be safely used to treat appendiceal mucocele, as long as it is cautious.