title: Primary appendicealtumors: clinical imaging and pathological findings. Report of four cases.
abstract: Primary appendiceal tumors are rare clinical and radiological entities. We report 4cases including muscinous cystadenoma associated with pseudomyxoma peritonei, muscinous cystadenoma associated with mucocele, low-grade muscinous neoplasia associated with appendicitis in elderly patients, and carcinoid tumor associated with appendicitis in a young adult.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Fatih University, Ankara,Turkey. akoktener@yahoo.com
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Koktener
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Akin
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kosehan
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dener
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001063:Appendiceal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001065:Appendix / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D003287:Contrast Media; D018291:Cystadenoma, Mucinous / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009078:Mucocele / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D011553:Pseudomyxoma Peritonei / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media