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Peritoneal carcinomatosis: patients selection, perioperative complications and quality of life related to cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy [PDF]

, 2009
Background: Peritoneal tumor dissemination arising from colorectal cancer, appendiceal cancer, gastric cancer, gynecologic malignancies or peritoneal mesothelioma is a common sign of advanced tumor stage or disease recurrence and mostly associated with ...
Gabriel Glockzin, Hans J Schlitt, Pompiliu Piso   +2 more
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Pseudomyxoma peritonei: The struggle of a lifetime and the hope of a cure - a rare diagnosis with review of the literature

İstanbul Kuzey Klinikleri
Pseudomyxoma peritonei is a rare pathological condition characterized by mucinous tumor tissue implants on the peritoneal surface. Although the cause of Pseudomyxoma peritonei has been extensively studied, the prevailing agreement is that it stems from ...
A. Aşkar, Asli Arpat, Vedat Durgun
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Low‐Grade Appendiceal Mucinous Neoplasm: A Case Highlighting Diagnostic and Management Considerations

Case Reports in Medicine, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Appendiceal mucoceles (AMs) are rare pathological entities characterized by the accumulation of mucin within the appendiceal lumen. They may arise from either non‐neoplastic or neoplastic processes, including low‐grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasms (LAMNs).
Ali Hamdan, Jana Khalil, Razan Abou Zeid, Kelly Katherine Karam, Philippe Attieh, Karam Karam, Lamia Azizi, Elias Fiani, Poulami Jha   +8 more
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Pseudomyxoma extraperitonei occurring 35 years after appendicectomy: a case report and review of literature

World Journal of Surgical Oncology, 2004
Background Pseudomyxoma peritonei is a rare condition consisting of mucinous ascites, most commonly arising from mucinous tumors of the appendix and occasionally from the ovary. Very rarely mucinous implants arise in the retroperitoneum without any intra-
Solkar Mamoon H, Akhtar Naveed M, Khan Zareen, Parker Michael C   +3 more
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Germline and somatic genetic alterations in two first‐degree relatives with appendiceal low‐grade mucinous carcinoma peritonei

Clinical Case Reports, 2020
Comparing genetic mutations of first‐degree relatives with appendiceal pseudomyxoma peritonei may explain clinical outcomes and disease pathogenesis. Molecular profiling of mucinous tumors may identify improved treatments to traditional chemotherapy.
Mary Caitlin King, Carlos Munoz‐Zuluaga, Panayotis Ledakis, Kimberley Studeman, Michelle Sittig, Vadim Gushchin, Armando Sardi   +6 more
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The mutational landscape and prognostic indicators of pseudomyxoma peritonei originating from the ovary

International Journal of Cancer, 2021
Pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP) is a rare disorder with unique pathological and genetic changes. Although several studies have reported the clinical features and mutational changes of PMP that originates from the appendix, few studies on PMP originating ...
B. Wang, Jianfei Yao, R. Ma, Danni Liu, Yiyan Lu, Guanjun Shi, Lubiao An, A. Xia, Feng Chen, Sha-Sha Pang, X. Zhai, Guifeng Liu, Shifu Chen, Mingyan Xu, Lele Song, Hongbin Xu   +15 more
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Pelvic Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST) Mimicking Ovarian Cancer in a Kidney–Liver Transplant Recipient Under Chronic Immunosuppression

Case Reports in Oncological Medicine, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are rare mesenchymal neoplasms that predominantly originate in the gastrointestinal tract. Extra‐gastrointestinal GISTs can occur in atypical locations such as the pelvis, which may mimic gynecologic malignancies, creating diagnostic challenges.
Oyepeju F. Abioye, Rachel DiLeo, Rahim Jiwani, Whitney Rich, Sharon Liang, Dulabh Monga, Harleen Khatra   +6 more
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Intrasplenic metastasis of appendiceal low-grade mucinous neoplasm – A case report and review of the literature

Current Problems in Cancer: Case Reports
Low-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasms (LAMNs) may lead to pseudomyxoma peritonei and require specialized surgical therapy. By pathological definition, these tumor entities exhibit neither invasive growth nor develop systemic or lymph node metastases ...
P. Meister, J. Rawitzer, M. Reschke, H.A. Baba, U. Neumann, M. Kaths   +5 more
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Experience with adjuvant chemotherapy for pseudomyxoma peritonei secondary to mucinous adenocarcinoma of the appendix with oxaliplatin/fluorouracil/leucovorin (FOLFOX4)

World Journal of Surgical Oncology, 2008
Background Pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP) is a rare condition characterized by mucinous tumors, disseminated intra-peritoneal implants, and mucinous ascites. So far its diagnosis remains challenging to most clinicians.
Huang Che-Jen, Chen Chin-Fan, Kang Wan-Yi, Hsieh Jan-Sing   +3 more
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Mucocele of the appendix: An unusual cause of lower abdominal pain in a patient with ulcerative colitis [PDF]

, 2005
The authors report the case of a 60-year-old male patient. In November 2001 he developed intestinal symptoms of bloody diarrhea and abdominal pain. Colononoscopy and biopsy established the diagnosis of ulcerative colitis (proctosigmoiditis).
Fuszek, Péter, Győri, Gabriella, Halász, Judit, Járay, Balázs, Lakatos, László, Lakatos, Péter László, Lukovich, Péter, Papp, János   +7 more
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