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Pseudomyxoma peritonei due to mucinous adenocarcinoma of the appendix
Authors:
S Idjuski ,
Emergency Centre, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia, RS
I Turkalj,
Centre of Radiology, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia, RS
K Petrovic,
Centre of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, University
of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia, RS
F M Vanhoenacker
Department of Radiology, AZ Sint-Maarten Duffel-
Mechelen, Mechelen, Department of Radiology, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, University of Ghent, Faculty of Medicine and Health sciences, Ghent
Abstract
A 60-year-old man was referred for evaluation of long-standing abdominal pain. CT scan of the abdomen showed a fluid-filled dilated appendix with mural calcifications (Fig. A, asterisk) and intraperitoneal low-attenuation mass like nodular formations (Fig. B, arrows) causing scalloping of liver contour (Fig. A, C, arrowheads). The patient underwent appendectomy and peritonectomy followed by uneventful postoperative recovery. Histopathological examination confirmed the radiological suspicion of pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP) due to appendiceal mucinous adenocarcinoma.
How to Cite:
Idjuski S, Turkalj I, Petrovic K, Vanhoenacker FM. Pseudomyxoma peritonei due to mucinous adenocarcinoma of the appendix. JBR-BTR. 2013;96(3):184. DOI: http://doi.org/10.5334/jbr-btr.266
Published on
01 May 2013.
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