Pseudomyxoma of the peritone

Kondratyuk Evelina Rustemovna, Alyadinova Safinar Serverovna, Solovieva Ekaterina Vasilievna, Umerova Mavile Dzhelyalovna

Peritoneal pseudomyxoma (PMP) is a rare clinical disease characterized by diffuse intra-abdominal gelatinous ascites, the so-called “jelly belly”, with mucinous implants on the surface of the peritoneum. Werth first coined the term pseudomyxoma peritoneum in 1884. It was originally thought to be due to a perforated cystadenoma of the appendix. However, it is now more commonly used to describe the peritoneal extension of a mucus-producing neoplasm, most commonly from the appendix, but also from the small and large intestines, stomach, pancreas, lungs, breast, gallbladder, fallopian tubes, and ovaries. Due to its lazy behavior, peritoneal pseudomyxoma is often found incidentally at a relatively late stage during laparoscopy, laparotomy, or imaging studies for other medical purposes. Peritoneal pseudomyxoma merits consideration as a ‘borderline malignancy’ with a variable prognosis depending on the site of origin.

Keywords:pseudomyxoma of the peritoneum, adenomatous polyps, mucocele, cytoreduction, mitomycin C, cancer markers.