Appendiceal endosalpingiosis: clinical presentation and imaging appearance of a rare condition of the appendix

  • Tudor, James
  • Williams, Todd R
  • Myers, Daniel T
  • Ahsan, Beena U
Publication date
October 2018
Publisher
Henry Ford Health System Scholarly Commons

Abstract

Endosalpingiosis rarely affects the appendix but can be mistaken for acute appendicitis or appendiceal tumors. The medical literature regarding appendiceal endosalpingiosis is sparse; consisting of only four case reports which are primarily focused on the histopathology but provide little radiologic correlation. Endosalpingiosis is a rare condition characterized by the presence of benign fallopian tubal-like glandular epithelium derived from Mullerian ducts, usually affecting the serosal surfaces of the pelvis and peritoneum. It is histologically differentiated from endometriosis as endosalpingiosis lacks endometrial stroma. Endosalpingiosis tends to affect older women and has been associated with ovarian serous tumors of low malignant pote...

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