PSEUDOMYXOMA PERITONEI A RARE CASE
Abstract
This is a case report of a 55- year old male patient who presented with features of intestinal obstruction. The obstruction which was relieved surgically by removal of fibrous adhesions was found to be the result of Pseudomyxoma peritonei however, at operation the primary focus of the tumor was not found because of extensive local metastasis. The patient received parental chemotherapy inform of intravenous 5-fluorouracil (6oomg/day 5 times/ week) for 6 month and was discharged from hospital in good condition.
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(2): 551-6
2. Yan H., Pestieau SR, Shmookler BM and Sugarbaker PH. Histopathologic analysis in 46 patients with Pseudomyxoma peritoni syndrome: failure versus success with a second look operation. Mod Pathol 2001 Mar, 1 4 (3): 164-71.
3. Peek DF, Beets GL. Pseudomyxoma peritoni in the pleural cavity: report of a case. Dis Colon Rectum 1999 Jan; 42 (1): 113-5
4. Dejong CH, Booster MH, Theuniseen PH, Beets GL, Duin CJ. Ned Tijdschr Geneesked. 1997 Jun 14; 141
5. Angelescu N, Bordea A, Popa E, Constantinescu N, Zodieru 1, Mircea N. Pseudomyxoma peritoni (gelatinous peritonitis. Chirurgia (Bucur). 2001 Sep Oct; 96 (5); 443-51
6. Van Ruth S, Ackerman YI, etal .Pseudomyxoma peritoni: a review of 62 cases .Eur J Surg Oncol.2003 Oct; 29(8):682-8
7. Lo NS, Sarr MG. Mucinous cystadenocarcinoma of the appendix. The controversy persists: a review. Hepatogastroenterology. 2003.
8. Esquivel J.; SugarbakerP.H. British Journal of Surgery .Vol 87, Number 10, October 2000, pp 1414-14 (5)
9. Sugarbaker PH. Cytoreductive surgery and preoperative intraperitoneal chemotherapy in patient with Pseudomyxoma peritoni syndrome. Eur J Surg Oncol 2001 Apr; 27(3):239-43
10. Curant C, Burn G. Mucoid peritonitis .Apropos of 2 cases reports. Review of the literature. Rev Fr Gynecol Obstet .1984 Oct; 79 (10):641-6
11. Besznyak I, Pommershein F, Toth J. Pseudomyxoma peritoni .Orv Hetil. 1996 Dec 15; 137 (50): 2803-7
12. Bailey and Love s Short practice of Surgery 23rd edition 1007; 2000 Arnold 338 Euston Road London NW1 3BH
13. http:// www. Surgical oncology. Com / pmp. Htm. Sugarbaker oncology associates. Specialty section for the treatment of Pseudomyxoma peritonesyndrome
Published
2006-12-01
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ZEIDAN, Hussein Omer; IDRIS, Mustafa; MISKEEN, Elhadi Ibrahim.
PSEUDOMYXOMA PERITONEI A RARE CASE.
Gezira Journal of Health Sciences, [S.l.], v. 2, n. 2, dec. 2006.
ISSN 1810-5386. Available at: <http://37.60.236.48/index.php/gjhs/article/view/743>. Date accessed: 03 june 2026.
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