Localized pseudomyxoma peritonei in the female pelvis simulating ovarian carcinomatous peritonitis.
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.
Takeuchi
Mayumi
M
Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, University of Tokushima, 3-18-15 Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima, Japan. mayumi@clin.med.tokushima-u.ac.jp
Matsuzaki
Kenji
K
Yoshida
Shusaku
S
Nishitani
Hiromu
H
Uehara
Hisanori
H
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