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Appendiceal mucocele results from chronic appendiceal obstruction. It may be caused by either benign or malignant leisons like mucinous neoplasms (mucinous cystadenoma or mucinous cystadenocarcinoma)and appendiceal carcinoid. It's complication is rupture which may lead to [[pseudomyxoma peritonei]]. | Appendiceal mucocele results from chronic appendiceal obstruction. It may be caused by either benign or malignant leisons like mucinous neoplasms (mucinous cystadenoma or mucinous cystadenocarcinoma)and appendiceal carcinoid. It's complication is rupture which may lead to [[pseudomyxoma peritonei]]. | ||
'''CT images demonstrate a mucocele of the appendix''' | |||
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Latest revision as of 23:54, 4 August 2012
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Appendiceal mucocele results from chronic appendiceal obstruction. It may be caused by either benign or malignant leisons like mucinous neoplasms (mucinous cystadenoma or mucinous cystadenocarcinoma)and appendiceal carcinoid. It's complication is rupture which may lead to pseudomyxoma peritonei.
CT images demonstrate a mucocele of the appendix
