Peritoneal pseudomyxoma in a child with a gallbladder Peutz-Jeghers-like hamartomatous polyp: a case report.
A 2-year, 6-month-old boy with peritoneal pseudomyxoma had a hamartomatous Peutz-Jeghers-like polyp in the gallbladder. The morphological pattern of the polyp was very characteristic of what is usually considered an hamartomatous polyp. The patient presently reported has no clinical characteristics of Peutz-Jeghers syndrome. The peritoneal pseudomyxoma creates differential diagnostic problems with well-differentiated mucinous adenocarcinoma.
Pathology Unit, La Frontera University School of Medicine, Temuco, Chile.
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D002675:Child, Preschool; D005706:Gallbladder Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007417:Intestinal Polyps / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D009232:Myxoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome