Rare Cases of Low-Grade Appendiceal Mucinous Neoplasm: Two Case Reports and a Literature Review

Appendiceal mucocele (AM) is rare disease found in <1% of all appendectomy specimens. AM is often misdiagnosed as appendicitis because the most frequent symptom is right lower quadrant abdominal pain. AM should be considered in the differential diagnosis of abdominal pain. Although there ar...

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Main Authors: Senichiro Yanagawa, Hisaaki Yoshinaka, Hidehiro Tanji, Shinya Kodama, Yukio Takeshima, Kazuo Sumimoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2019-06-01
Series:Case Reports in Oncology
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Online Access:https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/501307