PSEUDOMYXOMA PERITONEI- A SURGEON’S NIGHTMARE- A CASE REPORT [ READ ]
Dr. Sai Waikar, Dr. Lavanya Tyagi, Dr. Priya Bagade, Dr. Jaishree Narshetty, Dr. Sushil Kumar
Pseudomyxoma peritonei is a clinical term used to describe the finding of abundant mucoid or gelatinous material in the pelvis and abdominal cavity surrounded by fibrous tissue. Pseudomyxoma peritonei is a disease of the MUC expressing goblet cells that are specific for mucin production. Extracellular mucin accumulates dramatically in pseudomyxoma peritonei because the number of MUC2-secreting cells dramatically increases and because this MUC2 has no place to drain. It is most commonly secondary to a well-differentiated appendiceal mucinous neoplasm or other gastrointestinal primary and rarely, mucinous tumors arising from ovary.
Dr. Sai Waikar, Dr. Lavanya Tyagi, Dr. Priya Bagade, Dr. Jaishree Narshetty, Dr. Sushil Kumar
Pseudomyxoma peritonei is a clinical term used to describe the finding of abundant mucoid or gelatinous material in the pelvis and abdominal cavity surrounded by fibrous tissue. Pseudomyxoma peritonei is a disease of the MUC expressing goblet cells that are specific for mucin production. Extracellular mucin accumulates dramatically in pseudomyxoma peritonei because the number of MUC2-secreting cells dramatically increases and because this MUC2 has no place to drain. It is most commonly secondary to a well-differentiated appendiceal mucinous neoplasm or other gastrointestinal primary and rarely, mucinous tumors arising from ovary.
