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PSEUDOMYXOMA PERITONEI AND THE APPENDIX
Author(s) -
Davis Colin
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1970.tb77971.x
Subject(s) - pseudomyxoma peritonei , appendix , mucocele , medicine , general surgery , pathology , biology , paleontology
The term pseudomyxoma was introduced by Werth in 1884 to describe a tumour producing pseudomucus. Pseudomyxoma peritonei is an uncommon condition, and was first described in association with the appendix at autopsy by Fraenkel in 1901. The condition is found after rupture of a mucocele of the appendix. Other conditions associated with pseudomyxoma peritonei are ovarian cysts, urachal cysts, and mucus‐secreting grade 1 adenocarcinomas of the gastro‐intestinal tract. Considering the unusual nature of the condition, as well as its varied course, and the multiplicity of treatments suggested in the literature, it seems worthwhile to report the following case.