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Disease Pseudomyxoma Peritonei

Name Pseudomyxoma Peritonei
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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DOID:3559

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Diseases ← Neoplasms Has associated chemicals Has associated genes Has associated exposure references ← Neoplasms by Histologic Type Has associated chemicals Has associated genes Has associated exposure references ← Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial Has associated chemicals Has associated genes Has associated exposure references ← Neoplasms, Cystic, Mucinous, and Serous Has associated chemicals Has associated genes ← Pseudomyxoma Peritonei

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