Mucocele of the appendix.
The history of two patients with a mucocele of the appendix is reported. It is stressed that in case of a tumour of the appendix the possibility of a malignant mucocele should always be considered. To prevent a peritoneal pseudomyxoma tumour spill should be avoided and great care should be taken in performing appendectomy. A survey of the literature is given.
D000368:Aged; D001063:Appendiceal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D001065:Appendix / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009078:Mucocele / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology; D011379:Prognosis