Low-grade Mucinous Appendiceal Neoplasm: a Tumor in Disguise of Appendicitis. 2021

Tej Prakash Soni, and Prashant Sharma, and Anjali Sharma, and Naresh Ledwani
Department of Radiation Oncology, Bhagwan Mahaveer Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. drtejprakashsoni@yahoo.co.in.

Appendiceal mucinous neoplasms are a rare malignancy, but it is an important diagnostic entity. Ultrasonography and CT scan represent useful method for diagnosis; however, diagnosis is often incidental or intraoperative finding at resection for suspicion of appendicitis. Appendiceal mucinous neoplasm is commonly misdiagnosed as acute appendicitis, adnexal mass, or retroperitoneal tumors. Our case represents the importance of developing a high index of suspicion of appendiceal malignancy and mucocele rupture in patients who are planned for appendectomy. There is risk of second malignancy mostly of ovary, breast, kidney, and gastrointestinal tract simultaneously in about 30% of patients of appendiceal mucinous neoplasm. Low-grade mucinous neoplasm has excellent prognosis after standard appendectomy. Advanced stage low-grade mucinous neoplasm involving periappendiceal area or with nodal metastasis is treated by appendectomy with right hemicolectomy and lymph node dissection. We report a case of low-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasm in a 65-year-old female with past history of surgery for benign bilateral adnexal lesions.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D002288 Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous An adenocarcinoma producing mucin in significant amounts. (From Dorland, 27th ed) Carcinoma, Colloid,Carcinoma, Mucinous,Adenocarcinomas, Mucinous,Carcinomas, Colloid,Carcinomas, Mucinous,Colloid Carcinoma,Colloid Carcinomas,Mucinous Adenocarcinoma,Mucinous Adenocarcinomas,Mucinous Carcinoma,Mucinous Carcinomas
D003937 Diagnosis, Differential Determination of which one of two or more diseases or conditions a patient is suffering from by systematically comparing and contrasting results of diagnostic measures. Diagnoses, Differential,Differential Diagnoses,Differential Diagnosis
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly
D001063 Appendiceal Neoplasms Tumors or cancer of the APPENDIX. Appendiceal Cancer,Cancer of Appendix,Appendix Cancer,Cancer of the Appendix,Cancer, Appendiceal,Neoplasms, Appendiceal,Appendiceal Neoplasm,Cancer, Appendix,Neoplasm, Appendiceal
D001064 Appendicitis Acute inflammation of the APPENDIX. Acute appendicitis is classified as simple, gangrenous, or perforated. Perforated Appendicitis,Ruptured Appendicitis,Appendicitis, Perforated,Appendicitis, Ruptured

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