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Editor's quiz: GI snapshot
The caecal mucus sign
  1. Jason Behary1,
  2. Jason Minco Hui2
  1. 1 Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The Sutherland Hospital, Caringbah, New South Wales, Australia
  2. 2 Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The University of New South Wales, The Sutherland Hospital, Caringbah, New South Wales, Australia
  1. Correspondence to Dr Jason Behary, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The Sutherland Hospital, Caringbah, New South Wales, Australia; jbehary{at}gmail.com

http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/gutjnl-2016-313248

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    Clinical presentation

    A 60-year-old man with a history of colonic adenoma underwent routine surveillance colonoscopy. He has been asymptomatic. At colonoscopy, there was adherent mucus identified at the base of the caecal pole (figure 1A). The adherent mucus covered the appendiceal orifice (figure 1B). A CT scan of the abdomen revealed no abnormality.

    Figure 1

    (A) Endoscopic view of the caecal pole. (B) Close-up view of the adherent mucus.

    Question

    What is the most likely diagnosis and management?

    Answer

    Adherent mucus at appendiceal orifice should alert the endoscopist to suspect appendiceal mucinous neoplasm (appendiceal …

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    Footnotes

    • Contributors JB involved in the preparation of manuscript and JMH provided case and review of manuscript to be published.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Patient consent Obtained.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; internally peer reviewed.