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Journal of Case Reports, vol.4, no.1, pp.169-172, 2014 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)
Acute appendicitis is one of the most common clinical presentations among the patients with acute abdominal
pain. However, a through clinical and surgical evaluation is essential to manage atypical conditions such as
carcinoids and the tumors of appendix or mucocele appendix. Here, we present a case with mucocele of
appendix vermiformis due to mucinous cystadenoma with carcinoma in situ component. This case indicates
that atypical presentations and clinical findings should be carefully managed in the patients with suspicious
acute appendicitis in surgery. This is especially essential in the patients with appendiceal mass or mucocele
in order to minimize complications.
Key words: Appendix vermiformis, Mucocele, Mucinous adenoma, Mucinous adenocarcinoma.