Pseudomyxoma retroperitonei: report of 2 cases and review of the literature.
Pseudomyxoma peritonei is a rare clinical condition that is characterized by the presence of mucinous ascitis. It is believed to originate predominately from a mucinous neoplasm of the appendix including a heterogeneous group of tumours ranging from indolentto malignant. It was first described in the late 19th century. Pseudomyxoma retroperitonei is extremely rare with only 33 cases having been reported since the first description in the middle of the 20th century. We report two additional cases of pseudomyxoma retroperitonei and present a review of the literature.
First Surgical Department, General Regional Hospital "George Papanikolaou", Thessaloniki, Greece. telonakos@hotmail.com
Orestis
O
Ioannidis
Angeliki
A
Cheva
George
G
Paraskevas
Nikolaos
N
Papadimitriou
Athina
A
Konstantara
Stavros
S
Chatzopoulos
Anastasios
A
Kotronis
Apostolos
A
Makrantonakis
Emmanouil
E
Kakoutis
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011553:Pseudomyxoma Peritonei / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*