title: [Appendiceal mucocele disclosed by a psoas tumor. Apropos of a case].
abstract: Mucocele of the appendix is a rare lesion. Rupture of appendicular mucocele into the psoas is uncommon. We report a case of a 77-year-old man, with psoas tumor on abdominopelvic ultrasonography and computed tomography. The preoperative diagnosis was type III hydatid cyst of the psoas, psoas tumor or retroperitoneal mass. Surgical exploration revealed an appendicular mucocele ruptured into the psoas. Appendicectomy was performed with an uneventful postoperative course after 3 years. The authors discuss the diagnostic and therapeutic problems raised by this rare lesion.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Urologie, CHU Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Maroc.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: el Moussaoui
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rabii
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hafiani
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rais
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Debbagh
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Benjelloun
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001065:Appendix / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D003287:Contrast Media; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia; D008297:Male; D009078:Mucocele / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D009093:Mucus; D019042:Muscle Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D009336:Necrosis; D016658:Psoas Muscles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media