Open AccessPseudomyxoma peritonei
Author(s) -
Binit Sureka,
Mahesh Kumar Mittal,
Aliza Mittal,
Mukul Sinha,
Brij Bhushan Thukral
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
sa journal of radiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.18
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 2078-6778
pISSN - 1027-202X
DOI - 10.4102/sajr.v18i1.585
Subject(s) - pseudomyxoma peritonei , medicine , appendix , urachus , complication , radiology , pathology , surgery , paleontology , biology
Pseudomyxoma peritonei is a rare complication of mucinous tumours of appendiceal or ovarian origin. Other associations are malignancies of the colon, urachus and biliary tree. Large amounts of extracellular and peritoneal mucin result in distortion and loss of function of visceral organs. Currently, radiology plays a critical role in diagnosing this rare entity, in follow-up and in predicting the outcome of cytoreductive surgeries