Iranian Society of Gynecology Oncology
Gynecology Oncology
A Case of Appendiceal Mucocele Mimicking Adnexal Mass in a Young Woman with Chronic Abdominal Pain

Giti Noghabaei; Maliheh Arab; Ghazaleh Fazli; Golnaz Fallah-Talouki; Masoomeh Raoufi; Hamed Tahmasebi; Behnaz Ghavami

Volume 8, Issue 3 , May and June 2023, , Pages 301-305

Abstract
  Background & Objective: Low-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasm (LAMN) is a very rare condition, diagnosed in 0.2-0.7% of appendectomies. The pathophysiology of the neoplasm involves accumulation of large volume of mucin in the appendiceal lumen, resulting in its obstructive dilation. Most epithelial ...  Read More

Gynecology Oncology
A Rare Case of Late Recurrence in Pseudomyxoma Peritonei and Advanced Stage of Borderline Mucinous Ovarian Tumor

Somayyeh Noei Teymoordash; Maliheh Arab; Noushin Afsharmoghadam; Behnaz Nouri; Tayebeh Jahed bozorgan; Maryam Talayeh

Volume 5, Issue 3 , November 2020, , Pages 103-109

Abstract
  Pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP) is characterized by mucinous ascites in the peritoneal cavity and might involve the omentum and peritoneum. The PMPs originating from the ovary are mostly caused by ruptured ovarian mature teratomas and mucinous ovarian carcinomas. The present case is a rare advanced mucinous ...  Read More