Name | Pseudomyxoma Peritonei |
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Synonyms | Ascites, Gelatinous | Gelatinous Ascites | Pseudomyxoma Peritonei Syndrome | Pseudomyxoma Peritonei Syndromes | Syndrome of Pseudomyxoma Peritonei |
Definition | A condition characterized by poorly-circumscribed gelatinous masses filled with malignant mucin-secreting cells. Forty-five percent of pseudomyxomas arise from the ovary, usually in a mucinous cystadenocarcinoma (CYSTADENOCARCINOMA, MUCINOUS), which has prognostic significance. Pseudomyxoma peritonei must be differentiated from mucinous spillage into the peritoneum by a benign mucocele of the appendix. (Segen, Dictionary of Modern Medicine, 1992) |
Categories | Cancer |
MeSH® ID | D011553 |
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