[Appendiceal mucoceles. Apropos of 2 cases].
Most often called muco-secreting tumors, the mucocele of the appendix are rare (0.2 to 0.3% of appendicectomies). The clinical signs are not specific; ultrasonography and scannography would contribute to diagnosis. The pathogenis is not known yet. The benign forms are cured by appendicectomy. The malignant forms still have a bad prognosis.
Loizon
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Département de Chirurgie Digestive et de Cancérologie Digestive, CH Carémeau, Nimes.
Filali
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Lapeyrie
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Chapuis
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001062:Appendectomy; D001063:Appendiceal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009078:Mucocele / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011379:Prognosis; D014463:Ultrasonography
Mucocèles appendiculaires. A propos de 2 cas.