Appendicular mucocele - a case report

ABSTRACT

Appendicular mucocele by definition is a cystic dilatation of the appendiceal lumen by mucin accumulation. This is a rare lesion; its prevalence in appendectomy specimens being only 0.2 - 0.3%. It may be an outcome of various processes. Most important from the surgical point of view is the mucocele caused by mucinous cystadenoma and cystadenocarcinoma. Less commonly it could be due to appendicolith, carcinoid etc. It is known to be associated with pseudomyxoma peritonei resulting from a rupture. It is therefore important to identify the disease process preoperatively and to plan a careful resection. We report here one case with surgical and histopathological confirmation