title: Pseudomyxoma peritonei: a report of eight cases.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the effectiveness of surgical treatment for pseudomyxoma peritonei.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective analysis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Referral center.
  
  
  METHODS
  Eight patients with pseudomyxoma peritonei, five with mucinous tumors of the ovary and three with mucoceles of the appendix.
  
  
  METHODS
  All patients underwent cytoreductive surgery with removal of source i.e. panhysterectomy with appendicectomy in 5 and appendicectomy in 3. Systemic chemotherapy was used in 6 and systemic plus intraperitoneal chemotherapy in one case.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Over 18 to 86 months' follow up, two patients died (at 18 and 24 mo) and 2 are alive with recurrence. Recurrence occurred only in those with inadequate clearance of mucinous material at the initial operation. The remaining 4 patients are free of disease.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Aggressive surgical therapy with-chemotherapy is effective in providing long-term relief or cure in pseudomyxoma peritonei.
authors: Department of Gastroenterology, Deva Matha Hospital, Koothattukulam, Kerala.
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Sudhindran
authors: C J
authors: CJ
authors: Varghese
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Ramesh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001062:Appendectomy; D001063:Appendiceal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D008875:Middle Aged; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D011553:Pseudomyxoma Peritonei / Q000601:surgery*; D012189:Retrospective Studies