Mucinous Cystadenoma of the Appendix: a Rare Cause of Right Lower Abdominal Mass

Full Article

YS Luk, LRS Lam, JSF Shum, JLS Khoo

Hong Kong J Radiol 2013;16:e31-4

DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1312104

Mucinous cystadenoma is a rare tumour of the appendix and is associated with mucocele formation as well as an increased risk of adenocarcinoma of the colon and ovaries. Preoperative imaging is important for diagnosing mucocele formation, associated complications, and malignancies. A rare case of mucinous cystadenoma and a review of the clinical and radiological features of mucinous cystadenoma are presented.

中文摘要

闌尾粘液性囊腺瘤：右下腹腫塊的罕見病因

陸嬈、藍睿熙、岑承輝、邱麗珊

粘液性囊腺瘤是闌尾的一種罕見腫瘤；與粘液囊腫形成相關，同時患結腸和卵巢腺癌的風險增加。術前影像對於診斷粘液囊腫、相關的併發症和惡性腫瘤相當重要。本文報告一宗粘液性囊腺瘤的罕見病例，並回顧粘液性囊腺瘤的臨床和影像學特徵。