Abstract
Mucinous Tumor of Appendix: An Uncommon Disease with Rare Presentations
Highlights
Mucocele of the appendix was first described by Rokitansky [1], It is a morphologic entity explained as dilatation of the appendiceal lumen by abnormal excessive accumulation of mucus
There are different reports ofpatients with mucinous neoplasms of the appendix presenting with clinically varied spectrum of pathologic processes and presentations
The mucinous neoplasms of the appendix are classified into 4 pathological entities as per the characteristics of the epithelium [2,3,6]: I
Summary
; Email: Abbreviations: EPIC: Early Postoperative Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy; WHO: World Health Organization; PMP: Pseudomyxomaperitonei; DPAM: Disseminated Peritoneal Adenomucinosis; PMCA: Peritoneal Mucinous Carcinomatosis; HIPEC: Hyperthermic Intraoperative Peritoneal Chemotherapy. In our hospital 54-year-old Indian female patient presented with pain right hypochondrium, underwent cholecystectomy 3 years back for the same pain, presented in emergency with with severe persistent pain right side of abdomen and fullness abdomen for 2 days. On examination there was tenderness and guarding of the right lumbar, right hypochondriumregion, post surgery scar was normal, no hepatosplenomegaly. A laparotomy was performed, during which a large amount of mucinous material seen in subhepatic region along with bulky gelatinous appendicealretrocecal tumor not infiltrating the omentum were found. Colon and cecum was inspected and palpated with no recognition of infiltration and separate appendix. Pathologist confirmed mucinous tumor of appendix progressing to of pseudomyxomaperitonei, opinion of oncologist is being taken while writing the short review
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