2023年5月28日 · What Is Pseudomyxoma Peritonei? Pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP) is a rare condition that usually starts with a tumor in your appendix -- though the tumor also can be in your bowel, bladder, or...

2022年6月24日 · Pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP) is a rare type of abdominal cancer. The most common symptom of this condition is a swollen stomach, caused by a buildup of mucin. Abdominal pressure is also a common symptom.

Pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP) is a clinical condition caused by cancerous cells (mucinous adenocarcinoma) that produce abundant mucin or gelatinous ascites. [1] The tumors cause fibrosis of tissues and impede digestion or organ function, and if left untreated, the tumors and mucin they produce will fill the abdominal cavity.

2024年3月27日 · Pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP) is a rare clinical entity characterized by diffuse intra-abdominal gelatinous ascites with mucinous implants on peritoneal surfaces. Proper diagnosis and management of pseudomyxoma peritonei can majorly impact a patient's lifespan and quality of life.

2022年4月27日 · What is the peritoneum? Your peritoneum is a membrane, a sheet of smooth tissue that lines your abdominopelvic cavity and surrounds your abdominal organs. It pads and insulates your organs, helps hold them in place and secretes a lubricating fluid to reduce friction when they rub against each other.

Pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP cancer) is a rare type of mucinous cancer. It spreads by secreting mucin, a component of mucus, inside your abdominal cavity. Most people don’t have symptoms until their bellies are filled with mucin, which has given this condition the nickname, “jelly belly.”

2019年11月25日 · Pseudomyxoma peritonei is a rare malignant growth characterized by the progressive accumulation of mucus-secreting (mucinous) tumor cells within the abdomen and pelvis.

Pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP) is a rare disease characterized by the presence of mucin in the abdominal (peritoneal) cavity. While the most common cause of PMP is appendix cancer, several types of tumors (including non-cancerous tumors) can cause PMP.

2025年1月14日 · Pseudomyxoma peritonei refers to a syndrome of progressive intraperitoneal accumulation of mucinous ascites related to a mucin-producing neoplasm, also known as jelly belly. It is most commonly caused by a mucinous tumor of the appendix 10.

2022年2月9日 · Pseudomyxoma peritonei is a clinical syndrome characterized by extravasation of mucin into the abdomen due to a ruptured mucinous neoplasm. Primary tumors from all of the sites listed have been associated with pseudomyxoma peritonei. However, the large majority arise from the appendix.