title: Mucinous cystadenoma of the appendix: a case report.
abstract: Tumours of the appendix are emerging as diseases of increasing concern due to a rising incidence1. We present a case of mucinous cystadenoma of the appendix in an elderly patient. To our knowledge, this is the first report of mucinous cystadenoma of the appendix from Nigeria.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria. aleseob@yahoo.com
authors.forename: O B
authors.initials: OB
authors.lastname: Alese
authors.forename: D O
authors.initials: DO
authors.lastname: Irabor
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001063:Appendiceal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D018291:Cystadenoma, Mucinous / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009078:Mucocele / Q000473:pathology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
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