Pseudomyxoma peritonei

Discussion:

The patient's predisposing pathology for pseudomyxoma peritonei is unknown. However, most of the time, pseudomyxoma peritonei are gelatinous metastases from mucinous adenocarcinoma of the appendix. Ovarian carcinoma must be included in the differential diagnosis to explain the pseudomyxoma peritonei - at least it used to be included. However, appendiceal adenocarcinoma is now thought to be the only cause of pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP).

*Pseudomyxoma peritonei also presents with scalloping of the spleen's margin.

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