The patient had a follow-up CT scan 3 months postoperatively which showed no evidence of recurrence or
pseudomyxoma peritonei.
They may also present as
pseudomyxoma peritonei if cystadencarcinoma gets ruptured and deposits epithelial elements and mucin in peritoneal cavity.
The 33-year-old mum-of-one was told it will be a "miracle" if she lives to see the next two years when she was diagnosed with rare appendix cancer,
pseudomyxoma peritonei, last year.
Pleuropulmonary involvement in
pseudomyxoma peritonei: morphologic assessment and literature review.
(5) Commonly reported findings in intraperitoneal rhabdomyosarcoma include ascites, intraperitoneal nodules or masses, omental caking, or a
pseudomyxoma peritonei appearance.
Radiological case of the month: Rama Anand, MBBS, MD; Mahender. K. Narula, MBBS, MD; Rachna Madan, MBBS, MD, DNB; Akhil Varshney, MBBS, MD; Pankaj Sharma, MBBS, MD; Rajiv Chadha, MBBS, MS of cases Percentage (n=8) Cystectomy 3 37.5% Oophorectomy 2 25% Salpingo-oophorectomy 3 37.5% Table 5: Differential diagnosis of an adnexal mass in pregnancy Varian Non ovarian Benign Ectopic pregnancy Functional cysts Paraovarian cyst Follicular cysts Leiomyoma Corpus luteum cysts Hydrosalpinx Theca-lutein cysts Tubo-ovarian abscess Luteomas Peritoneal inclusion cyst Hemorrhagic cysts Diverticular abscess Benign cystic teratomas Appendiceal abscess or tumor Serous cystadenomas Fallopian tube cancer Mucinous cystadenomas Pelvic kidney Endometriomas Lymphoma Malignant Epithelial Germ cell Sex cord/stromal Granulosa cell Metastatic
Pseudomyxoma peritoneiMelissa, 33, has stage four signet ring cell appendix cancer - also known as
pseudomyxoma peritonei - as well as bowel, ovarian and peritoneal cancer, leaving her needing extensive surgery and chemotherapy.
One of the latter that should be highlighted is mucinous tumors of the appendix and ovary coexisting with
pseudomyxoma peritonei. He had long felt that the appendix was the primary site of disease in these cases, provided evidence for it, and lived to see his theory accepted as correct by most authorities.
Complications--Complications from adenocarcinoma are frequent and include metastasis (most common), bleeding, bowel obstruction, intussusception (Figure 8), direct invasion into adjacent structures, visceral perforation, fistula formation, and
pseudomyxoma peritonei from perforation of mutinous adenocarcmoma.
Mucinous (colloid) carcinoma, which may result in
pseudomyxoma peritonei (34) has been said to result from the combined effect of the production of MUC2 (a gel forming mucin), altered cell polarity and abnormal cell stroma interaction.
(73) Differential diagnosis includes cystic lymphangioma, cystic reactive or inflammatory lesions, and
pseudomyxoma peritonei. (87)
Pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP) is a rare complication of mucinous tumors of appendiceal or ovarian origin, which result in peritoneal and omental implants.
