Postoperative Diagnosis of an Unsuspected Ruptured Appendiceal Mucinous Cystadenoma in a Perimenopausal Woman

Authors :: Saya Segal
Ming C. Tsai
Elizabeth Maxwell
Luba Gulyaeva
Khushbakhat R. Mittal
Source :: Journal of Gynecologic Surgery. 26:219-221
Publication Year :: 2010
Publisher :: Mary Ann Liebert Inc, 2010.
Abstract: Background: Appendiceal mucinous neoplasm may be complicated by rupture, leading to peritonitis and pseudomyxoma peritonei. Despite a thorough intraoperative examination, both the presence...

Subjects :: medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry
General surgery
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Peritonitis
medicine.disease
Surgery
Mucinous Neoplasm
Postoperative diagnosis
Medicine
Pseudomyxoma peritonei
business
Mucinous cystadenoma

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