Myxoglobulosis of the Appendix : A Case Associated with Ruptured Diverticulum
Joint Authors
Vandoros, Gerassimos P.
Repanti, Maria
Verras, Dionysios
Aroukatos, Panagiotis
Source
Issue
Vol. 2010, Issue 2010 (31 Dec. 2010), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2010-09-01
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
We describe a case of the extremely rare entity of myxoglobulosis of the appendix from a 45-year-old white man who was operated urgently with the clinical diagnosis of acute appendicitis.
Sectioning of the appendix revealed the presence in the dilated appendiceal lumen of numerous whitish opaque globules ranging in size from 0.2 to 0.7 cm in diameter.
A ruptured diverticulum and several smaller ones were also found.
On microscopic examination, the globules consisted of faintly eosinophilic laminations of mucin surrounding an amorphous granular core.
The mucin was identified by positivity with histochemical mucin stains.
After thorough microscopic examination of the appendix, our case was diagnosed as myxoglobulosis due to mucosal hyperplasia, associated with ruptured diverticulum and acellular extra-appendiceal mucin deposits.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Aroukatos, Panagiotis& Verras, Dionysios& Vandoros, Gerassimos P.& Repanti, Maria. 2010. Myxoglobulosis of the Appendix : A Case Associated with Ruptured Diverticulum. Case Reports in Medicine،Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Aroukatos, Panagiotis…[et al.]. Myxoglobulosis of the Appendix : A Case Associated with Ruptured Diverticulum. Case Reports in Medicine No. 2010 (2010), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Aroukatos, Panagiotis& Verras, Dionysios& Vandoros, Gerassimos P.& Repanti, Maria. Myxoglobulosis of the Appendix : A Case Associated with Ruptured Diverticulum. Case Reports in Medicine. 2010. Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-495290
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-495290