title: [Pseudomyxoma peritonei--diagnosis and treatment].
abstract: Pseudomyxoma peritonei is an unusual condition in which diffuse collections of gelatinous fluid are associated with mucinous implants on the peritoneal surfaces and omentum. It is now generally accepted that pseudomyxoma peritonei is due to neoplastic mucus-secreting cells within the peritoneal cavity. The diagnosis is not difficult before surgery, owing to the development of radiologic imaging studies. This disease is a malignancy that, even after excision of the metastatic areas, has a poor prognosis, since no effective therapy has yet been established besides debulking surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Aichi Cancer Center, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8681, Japan.
authors.forename: Yukihide
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kanemitsu
authors.forename: Tomoyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hirai
mesh_terms: D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D011379:Prognosis; D011553:Pseudomyxoma Peritonei / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed