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... > Neoplasms > Neoplasms by Histologic Type > Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial > Carcinoma > Adenocarcinoma > Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous > Pseudomyxoma Peritonei
... > Neoplasms > Neoplasms by Histologic Type > Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial > Neoplasms, Cystic, Mucinous, and Serous > Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous > Pseudomyxoma Peritonei

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Pseudomyxoma Peritonei  

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Entry terms

  • Ascites, Gelatinous
  • Gelatinous Ascites
  • Pseudomyxoma Peritonei Syndrome
  • Pseudomyxoma Peritonei Syndromes
  • Syndrome of Pseudomyxoma Peritonei

Note

  • neoplastic

Scope note

  • A peritoneal adenocarcinoma characterized by build-up of MUCUS in the PERITONEAL CAVITY. Mucus secreting cells may attach to the peritoneal lining and continue to secrete mucus. The majority of cases represent tumor spread from a primary low-grade mucinous neoplasm of the APPENDIX (NCI Thesaurus).

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D011553

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