title: Massive mucinous cystadenoma of the appendix with intussusception in an adult: usefulness of reconstructed computed tomography images.
abstract: We present an adult patient with a massive mucinous cystadenoma of the appendix that induced intussusception. Multiplanar reconstruction images and maximum intensity projection images enabled us to assess the tumor accurately and characterize the intussusception. Thus, reconstructed computed tomographic images proved highly useful for diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Toranomon Hospital, 2-2-2 Toranomon, Tokyo, 105-8470, Japan. okudai@toranomon.gr.jp
authors.forename: Itsuko
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Okuda
authors.forename: Masamichi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matsuda
authors.forename: Hiroko
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Noguchi
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kokubo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001063:Appendiceal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D001065:Appendix / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D018291:Cystadenoma, Mucinous / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D007443:Intussusception / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*