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Case Reports 2018
Medical Case Reports
ISSN: 2471-8041
Page 61
May 28-29, 2018
London, UK
8
th
Edition of International Conference on
Clinical and Medical Case Reports
Introduction:
Presentation of a rare case for the attention of
younger surgeons.
Case Description:
The history of four patients (three males 26,
45, 49 years old and one female 49 years old) that underwent
appendectomy. Hystopathological findings revealed mucinous
cystadenoma in three of the patients and a serrated adenoma for
the fourth patient.
Results:
The tumors of the appendix are rare (circa 1% of
appendectomy) and they usually manifest as acute appendicitis.
Cystadenomas are the most frequent occurring tumors of the
appendix, they have similarities with the papillary hyperplastic
polyps of the bowel, and they can produce mucocele which due
to increase in intraluminal pressure can cause acute appendicitis.
An appendectomy may be sufficient but they may transform
into cystadenocarcinomas, so then, right colectomy is required.
If leakage of material occurs in peritoneal cavity there may be
formed pseudomyxoma of the peritoneum.
Conclusions:
Mucinous cystadenoma is the most frequent
tumor of the appendix. They are benign epithelial tumors and
can be presented as mucocel therefore treatment is mere
appendectomy. In certain cases they can be transformed into
cystadenocarcinoma and if so right colectomy is required.
Pseudomyxoma of the peritoneum may occur in case of rupture
to the peritoneal cavity.
gvelvel@gmail.comBenign tumors of the appendix – our experience
Med Case Rep. 2018, Volume 4
DOI: 10.21767/2471-8084-C1-003
Georgios Velimezis, Andreas Skarpas, Andreas Tellos, Argyrios Ioannidis, Chris-
tos Koutseribas, Petros Siaperas
and
Ioannis Karanikas
Sismanogleio General Hospital, Greece