title: Mucinous cystadenocarcinoma of the appendix. A rare tumour of the right iliac fossa.
abstract: A case of mucinous cystadenocarcinoma of the appendix is presented. The clinical feature is a painful syndrome of the right iliac fossa. In our observation, the diagnosis was not allowed by preoperative imaging. Appendectomy was initially performed and completed by right hemicolectomy and lymphadenectomy after histological diagnosis of the appendicular malignant tumour was forwarded. The prognosis of this tumour is generally excellent providing early diagnosis and wide enough surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicosurgical Gastroenterology, Centre Hospitalier Etterbeek-Ixelles, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Druart
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Crener
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Absil
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Rahier
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Engelholm
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Limbosch
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001062:Appendectomy; D001063:Appendiceal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001065:Appendix / Q000473:pathology; D003082:Colectomy; D018282:Cystadenocarcinoma, Mucinous / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision