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Myxoglobulosis in the appendix
- Source :
- Turkish Journal of Surgery. 33:308-310
- Publication Year :
- 2017
- Publisher :
- Turkish Journal of Surgery, 2017.
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Abstract
- Myxoglobulosis is a specific type of mucocele consisting of mucoid material. It is characterized by opaque, transparent globules that resemble "fish eggs" or "frogspawns". It is generally diagnosed incidentally during an appendectomy or an autopsy. In this paper, we aim to present the case of a 58-year-old male patient who was referred to our hospital because of abdominal pain and loss of appetite. The patient underwent an appendectomy. Opaque intraluminal globules were found in the appendectomy material. The globules resembled pearls and they were 2-3 mm in diameter. After histopathological examinations, the patient was diagnosed with myxoglobulosis accompanied with acute appendicitis. According to our research, this is the first case of myxoglobulosis in our country. Copyright © 2017 by Turkish Surgical Association.
- Subjects :
- Acute appendicitis
medicine.medical_specialty
Abdominal pain
business.industry
Case Report
Autopsy
Myxoglobulosis
030204 cardiovascular system & hematology
medicine.disease
Appendix
Surgery
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
medicine.anatomical_structure
Male patient
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
medicine
Appendectomy
Fish
Mucocele
medicine.symptom
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 25647032 and 25646850
- Volume :
- 33
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Turkish Journal of Surgery
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....69c83da4ee959e7daba8d3305c5b7806