Dk. Driman et al., Mucocele of the appendix secondary to endometriosis - Report of two cases,one with localized pseudomyxoma peritonei, AM J CLIN P, 113(6), 2000, pp. 860-864
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19
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Research/Laboratory Medicine & Medical Tecnology","Medical Research Diagnosis & Treatment
This report documents 2 cases of obstructive mucocele of the appendix secon
dary to endometriosis of the appendix. In 1 case, the tip of the mucocele w
as ruptured and associated with localized pseudomyxoma peritonei. Mucoceles
of the appendix usually are associated with hyperplastic or neoplastic muc
osal proliferation; obstruction, particularly that due to endometriosis, is
an infrequent cause. Occurrence of localized pseudomyxoma peritonei associ
ated with appendiceal endometriosis and mucocele has not been reported prev
iously.