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Myxoglobulosis is a specific type of mucocele consisting of mucoid material. It is characterized by opaque, transparent globules that resemble "fish eggs" or "frogspawns". It is generally diagnosed incidentally during an appendectomy or an autopsy. In this paper, we aim to present the case of a 58-year-old male patient who was referred to our hospital because of abdominal pain and loss of appetite. The patient underwent an appendectomy. Opaque intraluminal globules were found in the appendectomy material. The globules resembled pearls and they were 2-3 mm in diameter. After histopathological examinations, the patient was diagnosed with myxoglobulosis accompanied with acute appendicitis. According to our research, this is the first case of myxoglobulosis in our country.
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PMID:Myxoglobulosis in the appendix. 2926 Jan 42

Myxoglobulosis is a particular, rare, form of appendicular mucocele, characterized by the presence of numerous, occasionally calcified, globules that are grouped together like grapes, and look like pearls or fish eggs, in the appendicular lumen. The diagnosis of myxoglobulosis is most often fortuitous, but sometimes, can be made in the face of acute appendicitis or another setting of abdominal pain. Imaging (sonography or computerized tomography (CT)) is highly suggestive when it shows a cystic, encapsulated, oblong, well-delineated mass, containing (heterogeneous, liquid, and viscous) mucus with calcified globules. In contrast to acute appendicitis, the wall of the appendix is thin (<6mm) and there is no peri-appendicular inflammation. Long-term complications are similar to other appendicular mucoceles, including invagination, bleeding, perforation, peritonitis and peritoneal pseudomyxoma.
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PMID:Appendicular myxoglobulosis; a rare form of appendicular mucocele. 3171 58