Case Reports

Appendiceal Mucinous Neoplasms Involving the Testis: A Case Report

  • Nianyu Xue, MM ,
  • Shengmin Zhang, BS
Expand
  • aDepartment of Ultrasonography, Ningbo First Hospital, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China
Department of Ultrasonography, Ningbo First Hospital, 59 Liu Ting Street, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China. e-mail: 1261142692@qq.com

Received date: 2022-07-06

  Revised date: 2022-08-17

  Accepted date: 2022-08-28

  Online published: 2023-10-23

Abstract

Appendiceal mucinous neoplasms are relatively rare. Following rupture of a mucinous neoplasms of the appendix, mucus can implant into the scrotum along the congenital or acquired inguinal space. We report a case of a testicular mucinous neoplasm with no preoperative abdominal lesions. Scrotal ultrasound showed an irregular mass in the right testis and inguinal area, with uneven echogenicity (stripe hyperechoic layered distribution) and no obvious blood flow signals. Ultrasound diagnosis was suspected as mucinous neoplasm. Postoperative pathology was confirmed to be low-grade mucinous neoplasm of the testis. Subsequently, the surgeon performed laparoscopic exploration and found that the appendix tumor had ruptured and the peritoneal cavity was implanted, and an appendectomy was performed. Postoperative pathology confirmed a low-grade appendix mucinous neoplasm. The evaluation and discovery of a scrotal mucinous neoplasm requires exploration of the appendix with ultrasound imaging. Even if the inner diameter of the appendix is normal but the presence of ascites, appendiceal mucinous neoplasms need to be considered.

Cite this article

Nianyu Xue, MM , Shengmin Zhang, BS . Appendiceal Mucinous Neoplasms Involving the Testis: A Case Report[J]. ADVANCED ULTRASOUND IN DIAGNOSIS AND THERAPY, 2023 , 7(4) : 420 -422 . DOI: 10.37015/AUDT.2023.220025

References

[1] Rymer B, Forsythe RO, Husada G. Mucocoele and mucinous tumours of the appendix: A review of the literature. Int J Surg 2015; 18:132-135.
[2] Wakui N, Fujita M, Yamauchi Y, Takeda Y, Ueki N, Otsuka T, et al. Mucinous cystadenocarcinoma of the appendix in which contrast-enhanced ultrasonography was useful for assessing blood flow in a focal nodular lesion in the tumor cavity: A case report. Exp Ther Med 2013; 6:3-8.
[3] Martín-Román L, Lozano P, Vásquez W, Palencia N, Gómez Y, Fernández-Ace?ero MJ, et al. Defining stage in mucinous tumours of the appendix with peritoneal dissemination: the importance of grading terminology: systematic review. BJS Open 2021;5:1-13.
[4] Figueiredo GB, Bechara GR, Marquesi DG, Jarske RD, Borges CF. Mucinous adenocarcinoma of the appendix invading the urinary bladder. Urol Case Rep 2020; 31:1-3.
[5] Yang J, Wang J, Men T, Zhang X, Li X, Shen B, et al. Primary mucinous adenocarcinoma of appendix invading urinary bladder with a fistula: A case report. Open Life Sci 2019; 14:576-579.
[6] Alexiou K, Sikalias N, Demonakou M, Mylona SC, Triantafyllis V, Kalogirou A, et al. Mucinous adenocarcinoma of the appendix presenting with atypical symptomatology and presence of pseudomyxoma peritonei: A case report. Cases J 2009; 2:1-3.
[7] Elliott JE, Klein JR, Drachenberg DE. Primary testicular mucinous neoplasms: Case report and literature review. Can Urol Assoc J 2010; 4:E112-115.
[8] Pratap K, Perera M, Malczewski F, Esler R. Borderline mucinous testiculartTumour: Diagnostic and management difficulties. BMJ Case Rep 2018; 2018: bcr2017223787.
[9] de Lima MM Jr, de Lima MM, Granja F. Primary testicular mucinous cystadenoma: Case report and literature review. Can Urol Assoc J 2015; 9:E814-816.
[10] Tirumani SH, Fraser-Hill M, Auer R, Shabana W, Walsh C, Lee F, et al. Mucinous neoplasms of the appendix: A current comprehensive clinicopathologic and imaging review. Cancer Imaging 2013; 13:14-25.
Outlines

/