APPENDICEAL MUCOCELE SIMULATING AN OVARIAN TUMOR.
- University of medicine and pharmacy of FEZ, University Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah.
- Department of gynecology obstetrics, military hospital mohamed v of instruction, rabat, morocco.
Appendiceal mucocele is rare, observed on 0.2 to 0.6% of appendicectomy peaces. Average age is about 50 to 60-year-old with female predominance. Causes of appendiceal mucocele are multipe. Histologically, lesions are limited to mucosa. Treatment is based on surgery by classical appendicectomy with eviction of cellular dissemination. Prognosis of benign cases is excellent after complete resection with 5 years survival of approximately 100%. We report the case of a 54-year-old woman, menopaused, presenting isolated chronical pelvic pain and after all investigations, the disgnosis was found during the intervention and histopathological examination had confirmed appendiceal mucocele
University of medicine and pharmacy of FEZ, University Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah.
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