Mucocele of the appendix - a diagnostic dilemma: a case report.
BACKGROUND
Mucocele of the appendix secondary to mucinous cystadenoma is a rare clinical finding. Clinical presentation is varied with more than half being asymptomatic.


METHODS
We report such a case presenting to the surgeons where initial clinical findings and investigations suggested an ovarian cyst. The patient was subsequently referred to the Gynaecologists for further management. In spite of extensive preoperative investigations, the diagnosis was only made at the time of surgery.


CONCLUSIONS
In women presenting with a right iliac fossa mass and clinical features not indicative of gynaecological pathology, an appendiceal origin should be considered in the differential diagnosis.
Bartlett
Ciprian
C
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Homerton University NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK. infiniteworx@hotmail.com.
Manoharan
Madhavi
M
Jackson
Anne
A