'It's just a mucocele': a case report of a massive appendiceal mucocele presenting as a left upper quadrant mass

Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2024 Jan;106(1):93-95. doi: 10.1308/rcsann.2022.0068. Epub 2023 Jan 9.

Abstract

Tumours of the appendix are very rare tumours that can and often present with a mucocele. This is a case report highlighting the associated pathology of appendix tumours and the management of a large mucocele. Specifically, how a right hemicolectomy is very rarely needed in these cases regardless of size and local anatomical relationships and some important considerations for the practicing surgeon in the non-tertiary centre that encounters a case like this.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Cavity*
  • Appendiceal Neoplasms* / complications
  • Appendiceal Neoplasms* / diagnosis
  • Appendiceal Neoplasms* / surgery
  • Appendix* / diagnostic imaging
  • Appendix* / pathology
  • Appendix* / surgery
  • Cecal Diseases* / diagnosis
  • Cecal Diseases* / surgery
  • Digestive System Abnormalities*
  • Humans
  • Mucocele* / diagnosis
  • Mucocele* / diagnostic imaging