title: Localized pseudomyxoma peritonei in the female pelvis simulating ovarian carcinomatous peritonitis.
abstract: Two cases of localized pseudomyxoma peritonei in the female pelvic cavity associated with a ruptured appendiceal mucocele and ovarian involvement that mimicked ovarian carcinomatous peritonitis were evaluated. Subtle omental irregularity adjacent to the cecum may suggest the hidden appendiceal origin reflecting localized carcinomatous peritonitis caused by the occult rupture of the mucocele. Mucinous fluid-like materials were localized in the pelvic cavity with scalloping of the uterus, which may be the diagnostic finding of pseudomyxoma peritonei.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, University of Tokushima, 3-18-15 Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima, Japan. mayumi@clin.med.tokushima-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Mayumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takeuchi
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsuzaki
authors.forename: Shusaku
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: Hiromu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nishitani
authors.forename: Hisanori
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Uehara
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001065:Appendix / Q000473:pathology; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009078:Mucocele / Q000473:pathology; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011553:Pseudomyxoma Peritonei / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011859:Radiography; D012421:Rupture