ACTA SCIENTIFIC CLINICAL CASE REPORTS

Case Report Volume 5 Issue 8

A Tumor Masquerading as Appendicitis in a Middle Aged Female Turnout be a Giant Low Grade Appendiceal Mucinous Neoplasm - A Rare Case Report

Amar Hegde1 and Anand Bhandary Panambur2*

1Resident, Department of General Surgery, A.J. Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Center, Mangalore, India
2Assitant Professor, Department of General Surgery, A.J. Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Center, Mangalore, India

*Corresponding Author: Anand Bhandary Panambur, Assitant Professor, Department of General Surgery, A.J. Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Center, Mangalore, India.

Received: June 13, 2024; Published: July 16, 2024

Abstract

Mucocele of the appendix refers to a mucus-filled appendix that may be caused by neoplastic or non-neoplastic illnesses. The most common etiology is low-grade appendiceal mucinous tumor. LAMN are rare tumors that account for <0.4-1% of all gastrointestinal malignancies. They are identified incidentally during appendectomy. Imaging alone cannot provide a good diagnosis, hence surgical excision without capsular disruption is indicated. We present the case of a 50-year-old woman who complained of right lower abdominal pain for two days. Imaging revealed a suspected acute appendicitis with periappendiceal fluid accumulation. She underwent an open appendicectomy, which revealed a massive (12 x 6 x 5 cm) mucocele, and histology confirmed it to be a LAMN with negative margins.

Keywords: Mucocele; Database; Imaging

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Citation

Citation: Amar Hegde and Anand Bhandary Panambur. “A Tumor Masquerading as Appendicitis in a Middle Aged Female Turnout be a Giant Low Grade Appendiceal Mucinous Neoplasm - A Rare Case Report".Acta Scientific Clinical Case Reports 5.8 (2024): 36-40.

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Copyright: © 2024 Amar Hegde and Anand Bhandary Panambur. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.




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