Infected calcified mucocele of the appendix with histologic features of mucinous cystadenoma.
A case of calcified and infected mucocele of the appendix is reported. The appearance of the calcification, the presence of gas with an air fluid level on plain films, and the opacification of the lumen of the mucocele by opaque enema allowed the correct radiologic diagnosis to be made.
D001063:Appendiceal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001065:Appendix / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003537:Cystadenoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009078:Mucocele / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011859:Radiography