RESUMEN
Mucocele of the vermiform appendix was the term formerly used to describe all mucin-secreting lesions of the appendix. In actuality, there are three distinct clinicopathologic entities based on histologic differences. These are mucosal hyperplasia, cystadenoma, and mucinous cystadenocarcinoma of the appendix. Mucosal hyperplasia is usually an incidental finding during laparotomy for an unrelated condition. The case presented herein differed in that the patient had a three-month history of abdominal pain with nothing to suggest the presence of appendicitis, and a 3-cm opacification overlying the right iliac bone on x-ray.
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Apéndice/patología , Mucocele/patología , Enfermedades del Ciego/patología , Femenino , Humanos , Hiperplasia , Persona de Mediana EdadAsunto(s)
Prótesis Vascular , Anciano , Brazo/irrigación sanguínea , Arteria Axilar/cirugía , Femenino , Humanos , Isquemia/cirugía , Falla de PrótesisRESUMEN
Reported are three siblings, a sister and 2 brothers, who had breast cancer. The paternal grandmother of the proband was known to have had breast cancer. It is our belief that this report supports further the genetic etiology of certain breast cancers. The study examines the literature with regard to genetically transmitted female breast cancer and also implies a genetic etiology of male breast cancer. Of special interest is the fact that the female sibling had bilateral breast cancer during her premenopausal years and that one of the two brothers also developed his lesion at an early age, 41 years.
