Mucinous appendiceal neoplasms: pathologic classification, clinical implications, imaging spectrum and mimics
Recommended Citation
Van Hooser A, Williams TR, and Myers DT. Mucinous appendiceal neoplasms: pathologic classification, clinical implications, imaging spectrum and mimics. Abdom Radiol (NY) 2018; 43(11):2913-2922.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-1-2018
Publication Title
Abdom Radiol (NY)
Abstract
Mucinous appendiceal neoplasms are uncommon, but important to recognize with imaging due to malignant potential. Peritoneal seeding and pseudomyxoma peritonei can occur with both frankly malignant as well as low-grade appendiceal neoplasms. Prospective imaging identification of potential appendiceal neoplasm is paramount to clinical/surgical management. When a mucinous appendiceal neoplasm is suspected, a right hemicolectomy with lymph node dissection is the preferred surgical management. Unfortunately, accurate preoperative diagnosis can be challenging due to a wide range of clinical presentations and overlapping imaging appearances of appendiceal neoplasms with benign entities. Using the 2010 World Health Organization (WHO) pathologic classification as a framework, we provide a comprehensive multi-modality pictorial essay detailing the broad array of imaging findings of mucinous appendiceal neoplasms and common imaging mimics.
PubMed ID
29564494
Volume
43
Issue
11
First Page
2913
Last Page
2922
