BACKGROUND Pseudomyxoma peritonei is a rare tumor that can produce a biological behavior similar to that of a malignant tumor.Surgical resection combined with chemo-therapy is the traditional treatment method,but the ...
BACKGROUND Pseudomyxoma peritonei(PMP)is a rare benign,but progressive,disease according to myxoma histopathology.Surgical resection is the preferred and most effective treatment,but the outcomes are often unsatisfact...
Pseudomyxoma peritonei(PMP)is a disease surrounded by misunderstanding and controversies.Knowledge about the etymology of pseudomyxoma is useful to remove the ambiguity around that term.The word pseudomyxoma derives f...
Pseudomyxoma peritonei(PMP) is a mucinous tumour of the appendix that spreads into the peritoneal cavity in the form of gelatinous deposits. The incidence of PMP is believed to be approximately 1-3 out of a million pe...
Background: The current treatment for pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP) consists of radical cytoreductive surgery (CRS) followed by hyperthermic intra-peritoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC). Aim: To assess PMP patients regarding ...
A 68-year-old man presented with progressive right lower quadrant abdominal pain and tenderness without rebound tenderness, and with constipation during the prior 9 mo. Abdomino-pelvic computed tomography and magnetic...
The mucocele of appendix or mucosecreting tumor is a rare affection defined as a cystic dilatation of the light of the appendix following the intra luminal accumulation of mucinous, translucent, gelatinous, secretion ...
Pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP) is an uncommon "bor-derline malignancy" generally arising from a perforated appendiceal epithelial tumour. Optimal treatment involves a combination of cytoreductive surgery (CRS) with heat...
Peritoneal surface malignancies (PSM) are a clinical entity with an unfavourable prognosis.They comprise peritoneal carcinomatosis,pseudomyxoma peritonei,and primitive tumors of the peritoneum.Because the treatment of...
Peritoneal carcinomatosis represents a devastating form of cancer progression with a very poor prognosis.Its complex pathogenesis is represented by a dynamic process comprising several steps.To the best of our knowled...