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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Parminder Dhingra, M.D. [2]

Overview

Symptoms of pseudomyxoma peritonei include abdominal pain, bloating, abdominal distention, weight changes, and infertility.

Symptoms of pseudomyxoma peritonei may include:^[1]^[2]

Abdominal or pelvic pain
Bloating
Abdominal distension
Weight change
Infertility
Increased abdominal girth.
Appendicitis-like symptoms in some cases
Gynecological complaints in females such as menstrual irregularity due to the ovarian deposits of the mucinous tumor.
Pseudomyxoma peritonei cases presenting with an ulcerated skin fistula on the right flank or a subcutaneous non tender umbilical nodule have also been reported.

↑ Pseudomyxoma peritonei. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudomyxoma_peritonei. Accessed on 20 November, 2015.
↑ Amini, Afshin; Masoumi-Moghaddam, Samar; Ehteda, Anahid; Morris, David (2014). "Secreted mucins in pseudomyxoma peritonei: pathophysiological significance and potential therapeutic prospects". Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases. 9 (1): 71. doi:10.1186/1750-1172-9-71. ISSN 1750-1172.