Pseudomyxoma Peritonei: A rare clinical entity.

Syed Mohammad Saleem; Mukhtar Mehboob; Abdul-Qayyum

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Pseudomyxoma Peritonei: A rare clinical entity.

Author(s)

Syed Mohammad Saleem Department of General Surgery, Bolan Medical College and Sandeman Provincial Teaching Hospital, Quetta, Pakistan

Mukhtar Mehboob Bolan Medical College, Quetta, Pakistan

Abdul-Qayyum Surgical Specialist Unit, Services Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan

Abstract

Pseudomyxoma peritonei is a rare clinical condition, arising from mucinous tumour of the appendix and occasionally from the ovary. The clinical presentation is caused by accumulation of secretion of MUC-2 secreting cells in the peritoneal cavity with no place of drainage. Plain films of the abdomen and ultrasound have role in diagnosis but CT scan is the modality of choice. Cytoreductive surgery and perioperative chemotherapy have promising results. We are presenting a case of incisional hernia, turned out as rare clinical entity of pseudomyxoma peritonei with failure to recognize the primary site of origin due to lack of previous record of surgery.

Publication Details

Page(s) 139-140

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Published Journal: Journal of Surgery Pakistan, Volume: 13, Issue: 3, Year: 2008

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