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Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: Mucocele of the appendix – a diagnostic dilemma: a case report. | Journal of Medical Case Reports BioMed Central Case report Open Access Mucocele of the appendix - a diagnostic dilemma a case report Ciprian Bartlett 1 3 Madhavi Manoharan1 and Anne Jackson2 Address Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Homerton University NHS Foundation Trust London UK 2Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist Barnet and Chase Farm Hospital NHS Trust The Ridgeway Enfield EN2 8JL UK and 3Department of Women and Children Homerton University Hospital Homerton Row London E9 6SR UK Email Ciprian Bartlett - infiniteworx@hotmail.com Madhavi Manoharan - madhumano70@yahoo.co.uk Anne Jackson - Anne.Jackson@bcf.nhs.uk Corresponding author Published 19 December 2007 Received 22 July 2007 Accepted 19 December 2007 Journal of Medical Case Reports 2007 1 183 doi 10.1186 1752-1947-1-183 r This article is available from http www.jmedicalcasereports.com content 1 1 183 2007 Bartlett et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http creativecommons.Org licenses by 2.0 which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Introduction Mucocele of the appendix secondary to mucinous cystadenoma is a rare clinical finding. Clinical presentation is varied with more than half being asymptomatic. Case presentation We report such a case presenting to the surgeons where initial clinical findings and investigations suggested an ovarian cyst. The patient was subsequently referred to the Gynaecologists for further management. In spite of extensive preoperative investigations the diagnosis was only made at the time of surgery. Conclusion In women presenting with a right iliac fossa mass and clinical features not indicative of gynaecological pathology an appendiceal origin should be considered in the differential diagnosis. Introduction Mucocele of the appendix secondary to mucinous cystadenoma is a rare .
