[Diagnostic image (62). Pseudomyxoma peritonei].
In a 41-year-old man who suffered from an increasing abdominal diameter and weight loss, CT revealed signs of pseudomyxoma peritonei, which was confirmed by pathological investigation after surgical debulking.
van Everdingen
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KJ
Universitair Medisch Centrum, afd. Radiologie, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX Utrecht. k.vaneverdingen@azu.nl
Zoetmulder
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D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology*; D000328:Adult; D001063:Appendiceal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D011379:Prognosis; D011553:Pseudomyxoma Peritonei / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal