Pseudomyxoma peritonei: case report and review of the literature.
Pseudomyxoma peritonei is a rare entity manifested by implants of a mucinous gelatinous material arising from either the appendix or ovary and involves the peritoneal cavity, peritoneum and omentum. Preoperative diagnosis is feasible by means of radiographic studies. The main step in the treatment is debulking surgery with appendectomy, bilateral oophorectomy and omentectomy. Adjuvant radiotherapy and chemotherapy has been used. Long term survival is around 54% at five years. Here we present a case of a ruptured mucocele of the appendix and pseudomyxoma who presents as massive increase in the abdominal girth of two years evolution.
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Medical Service, Veterans Administration Medical Center, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Reyes
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Velázquez
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D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011553:Pseudomyxoma Peritonei / Q000175:diagnosis*