Mucocele of appendix
Updates to Case Attributes
Excess mucin accumulation within the appendix can be benign or neoplastic in origin. The relative smooth mural wall with uniform thickness favors a benign etiology. Nevertheless excision is idealrecommended to relieve the patient of symptoms and to rule out any mucinous neoplasm. Screening of rest of the abdomen did not reveal any other similar peritoneal or visceral deposits.
-<p>Excess mucin accumulation within the appendix can be benign or neoplastic in origin. The relative smooth mural wall with uniform thickness favors a benign etiology. Nevertheless excision is ideal to relieve patient of symptoms and to rule out any mucinous neoplasm. Screening of rest of the abdomen did not reveal any other similar peritoneal or visceral deposits. </p>- +<p>Excess mucin accumulation within the appendix can be benign or neoplastic in origin. The relative smooth mural wall with uniform thickness favors a benign etiology. Nevertheless excision is recommended to relieve the patient of symptoms and to rule out any mucinous neoplasm. Screening of rest of the abdomen did not reveal any other similar peritoneal or visceral deposits. </p>
Updates to Study Attributes
Dilated base of appendix with a spherical contour and thinned out walls. It is distended by fluid and reaches over 3 cm in diameter. The appendix shows a maximal caliber of 1.2 cm. No intraluminarintraluminal air to suggest any superadded infection. No appendiceal mural thickening, or periappendiceal fat stranding. No ileocolic lymphadenopathy or localized collections.
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Following the MRI contrast study, a CT correlation was doneperformed for correlation which confirmed the finding and rule out any thin rim ofexcluded wall calcification.
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