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Primary mucinous borderline tumor of the vermiform appendix mimicking ovarian carcinoma; case report

  • C. Baykal1,*,
  • İ.Ç. Türkmen2
  • F. Hizli3
  • G.B. Doğusoy2
  • İ Sertel3
  • İ. Dünder4

1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Florence Nightingale Hospitall, Turkey

2Department of Pathology, Bilim University, School of Medicine, Turkey

3Department of General Surgery, Florence Nightingale Hospital, Turkey

4Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bilim University, School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey

DOI: 10.12892/ejgo201205528 Vol.33,Issue 5,September 2012 pp.528-529

Published: 10 September 2012

*Corresponding Author(s): C. Baykal E-mail: cem.baykal@ttmail.com

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Abstract

Introduction: Primary adenocarcinoma of the vermiform appendix is a very rare entity. Borderline mucinous tumor of the appendix is a much more rare disease. Case: We present a 71-year-old woman with primary mucinous borderline tumor of the vermiform appendix. She was misdiagnosed as an ovarian carcinoma patient and operated on by a gynecologic oncology team. Her frozen section analysis of an appendicial mass resulted as borderline tumor of appendix vermiformis, and right hemicolectomy, as is advised in invasive colon tumors, was not carried out. Conclusion: Borderline mucinous tumor of the appendix vermiformis should be kept in mind in patients who have pseudomyxoma peritonei during surgery. Tumoral resection may be the definitive therapy in these patients.

Keywords

Pseudomyxoma peritonei; Borderline; Tumor of appendix vermiformis

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C. Baykal,İ.Ç. Türkmen,F. Hizli,G.B. Doğusoy,İ Sertel,İ. Dünder. Primary mucinous borderline tumor of the vermiform appendix mimicking ovarian carcinoma; case report. European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology. 2012. 33(5);528-529.

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