Korean J Gastrointest Endosc.
1998 Jun;18(3):387-391.
A Case of Pseudomyxoma Peritonei Diagnosed by a Peritoneoxcopy
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Medicine, Sung Kyun Kwan University College of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
- 2Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Sung Kyun Kwan University College of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- Pseudomyxoma peritonei is a benign mucin producing tumor of the peritoneum which is usually diagnosed using a laparotomy. It is uncommon to find a case of pseudomyxoma peritonei which has been diagnosed using a peritoneoscopy in Korea; there are only two cases reported in the literature. We recently experienced a case of pseudomyxoma peritonei in a 61 year old woman who manifested a typical case using a peritoneoscopy. Thick, jelly-like materials were adherent to polypoid nodular masses of the parietal peritoneum, which originated from the mucinous cystadenocarcinoma of an ovary. In this report we discuss the case with relevant review of the literature.
