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Classic multivisceral transplant for advanced nonresectable pseudomyxoma peritonei: a case report [PDF]
Journal of Medical Case ReportsBackground Pseudomyxoma peritonei is uncommon with a poorly understood pathogenesis. The standard treatment is cytoreductive surgery combined with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy. However, radical surgical resection is not feasible for patients
Hamed Nikoupour +7 more
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Low-Grade Appendiceal Mucinous Neoplasm Involving the Endometrium and Presenting with Mucinous Vaginal Discharge [PDF]
Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2016 Primary appendiceal mucinous lesions are uncommon and represent a spectrum from nonneoplastic mucous retention cysts to invasive adenocarcinoma. Low-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasms (LAMNs) represent an intermediate category on this spectrum and can ...
Vera Vavinskaya +4 more
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An Ayurvedic intervention for pseudomyxoma peritonei - A case report [PDF]
Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative MedicineCancer is the deadliest disease in the world and cancer treatment remains as a challenge among all systems of medicine. Pseudomyxoma peritonei is one of the rarest malignancies, devoid of any promising management strategies.
Divya Sukumar +4 more
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Ruptured appendiceal cystadenoma presenting as right inguinal hernia in a patient with left colon cancer: A case report and review of literature [PDF]
BMC Gastroenterology, 2006 Background Mucoceles resulting from cystadenomas of the appendix are uncommon. Although rare, rupture of the mucoceles can occur with or without causing any abdominal complaint.
Hwang Yome-Shine +5 more
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South African Journal of Radiology, 2014 Pseudomyxoma peritonei is a rare complication of mucinous tumours of appendiceal or ovarian origin. Other associations are malignancies of the colon, urachus and biliary tree.
Binit Sureka +4 more
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High prevalence of KRAS and GNAS mutations in pseudomyxoma peritonei underscores opportunities for targeted therapeutic strategies [PDF]
Pleura and PeritoneumPseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP) is a rare, slow-growing cancer with few efficacious treatment options in unresectable cases. Mutations in the KRAS and GNAS oncogenes are common, but the reported frequencies vary greatly, most likely because of low tumor ...
Torgunrud Annette +6 more
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World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology, 2010 Pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP) is an uncommon "borderline malignancy" generally arising from a perforated appendiceal epithelial tumour. Optimal treatment involves a combination of cytoreductive surgery (CRS) with heated intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC). Controversy persists regarding the pathological classification and its prognostic value. Computed
Katharine E, Bevan +2 more
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Postgraduate Medical Journal, 2002 Abstract Pseudomyxoma peritonei is a relatively rare and poorly understood condition in which mucus accumulates within the peritoneal cavity. The presence of cells in the mucin, either inflammatory or neoplastic, distinguishes it from simple acellular mucus ascites caused by mucinous spillage.
S, Jivan, V, Bahal
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Journal of British Surgery, 1998 Abstract Background Pseudomyxoma peritonei is an unusual condition in which gelatinous fluid collections are associated with mucinous implants on the peritoneal surfaces and omentum. The pathological origin and ideal treatment of the condition are subjects of debate.
F L, Hinson, N S, Ambrose
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Pseudomyxoma pleurii: unusual location of a rare disease
Radiology Case Reports, 2021 Pseudomyxoma peritonei with pleural extension is very rare. Dissemination in the pleural cavity can be trans diaphragmatic or hematogenous. Appendicular and ovarian mucinous tumors are the most often involved.
Kaoutar Imrani +4 more
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