Giant Appendicular Mucinous Cystoadenoma: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Main Author: Angel Medina Andrade
Other Authors: Peertechz Publications Pvt. Ltd.
Format: Article
Terbitan: , 2016
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Online Access: https://zenodo.org/record/1421021
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  • Background: Appendix tumours present an incidence of 0.2 to 0.3% among all appendectomies. It is a rare condition, commonly found as an incidental diagnosis by imaging studies due to his lack of symptoms; nevertheless it is associated with many complications when undiagnosed like pseudomixoma peritonei a condition with high morbidity and mortality. This is the importance of recognize it to establish an opportune diagnose and treatment.