title: [Mucus secreting tumors of the appendix. Report of 22 cases].
abstract: The retrospective study presented in this article was realized on a series of 22 cases of mucus secreting tumor of the appendix compiled among 8373 appendicectomies. The clinical picture was dominated by an appendiceal syndrome (73%). The diagnosis was made pre or peroperatively in 10 cases and it was only with to the systematic anatomopathologic exam that 12 other cases were discovered. The histological study of the appendectomy piece showed a retention mucocele (12 cases), a mucosal hyperplasia (8 cases) and a cystadenoma (2 cases). For 5 patients, the diagnosis of peritoneal pseudomyxoma (4 cases) or extraperitoneal (1 case) was retained. All the patients underwent an appendicectomy, associated to an evacuation of the peritoneal gelatinous ascites for 5 patients among whom two underwent in more an omentectomie. Two cases of recurrence were recorded 5 months later.
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie générale, EPS Habib Bourguiba, Sfax.
authors.forename: Mohamed Issam
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Beyrouti
authors.forename: Ahmed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gharbi
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abid
authors.forename: Ramez
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Beyrouti
authors.forename: Madiha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kharrat
authors.forename: Faouzi
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gargouri
authors.forename: Walid
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Gharbi
authors.forename: Issam
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Tafech
authors.forename: Najmeddine
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Affes
authors.forename: Abdelmajid
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Khebir
authors.forename: Abdelhafidh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sellami
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001062:Appendectomy; D001063:Appendiceal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D001065:Appendix / Q000473:pathology; D018291:Cystadenoma, Mucinous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009078:Mucocele / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000601:surgery; D009852:Omentum / Q000601:surgery; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011553:Pseudomyxoma Peritonei / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed