A Giant Low-Grade Appendiceal Mucinous Neoplasm in a Middle-Aged Female: A Case Report and Review of Literature

Appendiceal mucoceles represent abnormal accumulation of mucin in the appendix. They are rare and can be due to neoplastic and nonneoplastic causes, the most common cause being low-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasm (LAMN), also known as mucinous cystadenoma of the appendix. We present the case of...

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Main Authors: Yousif Habib Alabboudi, Labib Sallam Al-Ozaibi, Alaa Haitham Salman
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Language:English
Published: Knowledge E 2022-03-01
Series:Dubai Medical Journal
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description Appendiceal mucoceles represent abnormal accumulation of mucin in the appendix. They are rare and can be due to neoplastic and nonneoplastic causes, the most common cause being low-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasm (LAMN), also known as mucinous cystadenoma of the appendix. We present the case of a 48-year-old woman who had complaints of abdominal pain for 2 months. Imaging showed mucocele of the appendix. She was taken for open appendectomy which revealed a huge (16.5 × 7 × 6 cm) mucocele, and histology proved it to be a LAMN with negative margins.
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spelling doaj-art-e6757bb1c0ad4cee95ddcf03edf992322025-08-20T02:17:59ZengKnowledge EDubai Medical Journal2571-726X2022-03-011610.1159/000522582522582A Giant Low-Grade Appendiceal Mucinous Neoplasm in a Middle-Aged Female: A Case Report and Review of LiteratureYousif Habib Alabboudi0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3396-3669Labib Sallam Al-Ozaibi1Alaa Haitham Salman2General Surgery Department, Rashid Hospital, Dubai Health Authority, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesGeneral Surgery Department, Rashid Hospital, Dubai Health Authority, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesInternship, Rashid Hospital, Dubai Health Authority, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesAppendiceal mucoceles represent abnormal accumulation of mucin in the appendix. They are rare and can be due to neoplastic and nonneoplastic causes, the most common cause being low-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasm (LAMN), also known as mucinous cystadenoma of the appendix. We present the case of a 48-year-old woman who had complaints of abdominal pain for 2 months. Imaging showed mucocele of the appendix. She was taken for open appendectomy which revealed a huge (16.5 × 7 × 6 cm) mucocele, and histology proved it to be a LAMN with negative margins.https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/522582appendiceal mucocelelow-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasmmucinous cystadenomaopen appendectomyappendix
spellingShingle Yousif Habib Alabboudi
Labib Sallam Al-Ozaibi
Alaa Haitham Salman
A Giant Low-Grade Appendiceal Mucinous Neoplasm in a Middle-Aged Female: A Case Report and Review of Literature
Dubai Medical Journal
appendiceal mucocele
low-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasm
mucinous cystadenoma
open appendectomy
appendix
title A Giant Low-Grade Appendiceal Mucinous Neoplasm in a Middle-Aged Female: A Case Report and Review of Literature
title_full A Giant Low-Grade Appendiceal Mucinous Neoplasm in a Middle-Aged Female: A Case Report and Review of Literature
title_fullStr A Giant Low-Grade Appendiceal Mucinous Neoplasm in a Middle-Aged Female: A Case Report and Review of Literature
title_full_unstemmed A Giant Low-Grade Appendiceal Mucinous Neoplasm in a Middle-Aged Female: A Case Report and Review of Literature
title_short A Giant Low-Grade Appendiceal Mucinous Neoplasm in a Middle-Aged Female: A Case Report and Review of Literature
title_sort giant low grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasm in a middle aged female a case report and review of literature
topic appendiceal mucocele
low-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasm
mucinous cystadenoma
open appendectomy
appendix
url https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/522582
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