Computed tomographic and ultrasonographic findings of pseudomyxoma peritonei.
Pseudomyxoma peritonei is an unusual clinical entity in which the peritoneal cavity is filled with a gelatinous material that is mucinous in nature. We present ultrasonographic and computed tomography findings in a patient with pseudomyxoma peritonei secondary to ovarain mucinous cystadenocarcinoma.
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Ankara University, Faculty of Medicine, Ibn-i Sina Hospital, Department of Radiology, Sihhiye, Turkey.
Akyar
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Atasoy
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D000328:Adult; D018282:Cystadenocarcinoma, Mucinous / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D011553:Pseudomyxoma Peritonei / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D011859:Radiography; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014463:Ultrasonography