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Definition / general | Case reports | Clinical images | Microscopic (histologic) description | Microscopic (histologic) imagesCite this page: Mansouri J. Myxoglobulosis. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/appendixmyxoglobulosis.html. Accessed December 26th, 2024.
Definition / general
- Descriptive term for rare variant of mucocele causing appendiceal dilation due to nonspecific increased intraluminal pressure
- Presents either as acute abdomen or as incidental finding at laparotomy or autopsy
Case reports
- 32 year old man (Am J Surg Pathol 1988;12:962)
- 37 year old woman (Ann Diagn Pathol 2006;10:166)
- 45 year old man (Case Rep Med 2010;2010 Epub 2010 Sep 1)
Clinical images
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Mucin and globules
Microscopic (histologic) description
- Intraluminal mucinous and pearl-like globules, which may calcify
- Globules composed of faintly eosinophilic laminated mucin surrounding an amorphous core
Microscopic (histologic) images
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Alcian blue staining of globules
