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Frontiers in Oncology, 2022 BackgroundPseudomyxoma peritonei is a rare disease that presents as a malignant tumor on the peritoneal surface. Cytoreductive surgery combined with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy is the standard treatment for this disease and frequently ...
Xiaoyun Gao +9 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
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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.
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Inguinal Hernia as an Initial Presentation of Pseudomyxoma Peritonei [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2017 Pseudomyxoma Peritonei (PMP) is characterized by presence of abundant extracellular mucin in the peritoneum. Preoperative diagnosis of pseudomyxoma peritonei is difficult due to its varied presentation.
Biswajit Dey +4 more
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Pseudomyxoma Peritonei - A Case Report
Journal of Nepal Health Research Council, 2021 A 53-year-old lady presented with post-menopausal bleeding (spotting) for two days and abdominal pain for three months. CT scan revealed bilateral adnexal mass and ascites; and CEA and CA19.9 was raised.
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Clinical Case Reports, 2023 Pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP) remains difficult to diagnose and has a reserved prognosis. Pseudomyxoma peritonei is a rare entity, of appendicular origin in the majority of cases. Its clinical symptomatology is not specific, and the diagnosis is evoked by
Nitah Harivony Randriamifidy +14 more
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Cancers, 2023 Simple Summary Disease outcome of patients with pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP) and appendiceal neoplasms improved gradually in the past decades, as their pathology is better understood, together with a refined subtypisation.
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