Horgan J G, Chow P P, Richter J O, Rosenfield A T, Taylor K J
AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1984 Nov;143(5):959-62. doi: 10.2214/ajr.143.5.959.
Mucocele of the appendix is uncommon, and preoperative diagnosis is rare. Diagnosis is important because some of these lesions are malignant, and early identification may reduce the incidence of pseudomyxoma peritonei. In two of three cases reviewed the correct preoperative diagnosis was established with sonography and computed tomography. These findings suggest that, in a patient who has not undergone appendectomy, the presence of a low-attenuating mass at computed tomography and a through-transmitting mass with echogenic content at sonography in the correct location is typical of mucocele.
阑尾黏液囊肿并不常见，术前诊断也很少见。诊断很重要，因为这些病变中有些是恶性的，早期识别可能会降低腹膜假黏液瘤的发生率。在回顾的三例病例中，有两例通过超声检查和计算机断层扫描做出了正确的术前诊断。这些发现表明，在未接受阑尾切除术的患者中，计算机断层扫描显示低密度肿块，超声检查在正确位置显示有回声内容的透声性肿块是黏液囊肿的典型表现。
