title: [Pseudomyxoma peritonei with myxoglobulosis--a case report and the pathogenesis of the myxoglobules].
abstract: A case of pseudomyxoma peritonei with myxoglobulosis is described. The myxoglobulosis was characterized by globules consisting of firm opaque whitish-gray nodule that measured up to 1.0 cm in diameter. Many globules in the abdominal cavity were filled with mucinous material. Electron microscopically, these globules were found to be covered by mesothelial cells with microvilli and contained mucous material, fibrous tissue, and a few myofibroblasts.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Pathology, Shimonoseki City Hospital.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tanimura
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Imachi
mesh_terms: D002288:Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001065:Appendix; D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D003560:Cysts / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008871:Microvilli / Q000648:ultrastructure; D009077:Mucins; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D011553:Pseudomyxoma Peritonei / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D009077:Mucins