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Abstract
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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- Ascites, Gelatinous
- Gelatinous Ascites
- Syndrome of Pseudomyxoma Peritonei
- Pseudomyxoma Peritonei Syndrome
- Pseudomyxoma Peritonei Syndromes
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, blood supply, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, secondary, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.
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neoplastic
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- Ascitic Fluid (1968-1986)
- Peritoneal Neoplasms (1966-1986)
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- National Library of Medicine. Pseudomyxoma Peritonei. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D011553. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D011553
- Pseudomyxoma Peritonei. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudomyxoma_peritonei
- Pseudomyxoma Peritonei. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q574694