title: A primary peritoneal pseudomyxoma peritonei arising from the Mullerian tissue: a case report.
abstract: A primary Pseudomyxoma Peritonei is uncommon. For a long time, ovaries, colon and appendix were proposed like a site origin of these enigmatic lesions. Recent publications show that the majority of cases are due to a rupture of appendicle adenoma. We report a case of a pseudomyxoma peritonei arising in an elderly patient with a previous medical history of appendectomy undergone in infancy. The pseudomyxoma was misdiagnosed as an abdominal abscess related to colitis. In our opinion, metaplasia of the Müllerian system is a possible source of a primary peritoneal pseudomyxoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Erasme University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ouazzani
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Adler
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nagy
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zalcman
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gelin
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Loi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008679:Metaplasia; D009095:Mullerian Ducts / Q000473:pathology*; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D011553:Pseudomyxoma Peritonei / Q000473:pathology*