Incidental diagnosis on transvaginal ultrasound of appendiceal mucocele arising on low-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasm
Virgilio, B.A.; Pontrelli, G.; Trevisan, P.; Sacchi, D.; Bernardini, T.; Scioscia, M.
Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology the Official Journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology 54(3): 412-414
2019
ISSN/ISBN: 1469-0705
PMID: 30353587
DOI: 10.1002/uog.20158
Accession: 065958338
Ultrasound evidence of pelvic cysts in women of reproductive age is a quite frequent event in gynecological practice. In the clear majority of cases, they derive from the ovary, the tubes, or the uterus (i.e. cystic adenomyomas, colliquated myomas) while a small part of them can originate from the bowel.