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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.
History
Symptoms
Symptoms of pseudomyxoma peritonei may include:[1]
- Abdominal or pelvic pain
- New-onset hernia[2]
- Bloating
- Abdominal distension
- Weight change
- Increased abdominal girth.
- Appendicitis-like symptoms in some cases.[3]
- Gynecological complaints in females such as menstrual irregularity due to the ovarian deposits of the mucinous tumor.
- Subcutaneous non tender umbilical nodule have also been reported in rare cases.[4]
References
- ↑ Esquivel J, Sugarbaker PH (October 2000). "Clinical presentation of the Pseudomyxoma peritonei syndrome". Br J Surg. 87 (10): 1414–8. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2168.2000.01553.x. PMID 11044169.
- ↑ Gomes C, Tenreiro N, Marçal A, Moreira H, Pinto B, Avelar P (July 2018). "Pseudomyxoma peritonei presenting as irreducible epigastric hernia". J Surg Case Rep. 2018 (7): rjy148. doi:10.1093/jscr/rjy148. PMC 6044295. PMID 30026907.
- ↑ Smeenk RM, Verwaal VJ, Zoetmulder FA (February 2007). "[Pseudomyxoma peritonei; a rare tumour that can be treated with cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy]". Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd (in Dutch; Flemish). 151 (7): 418–23. PMID 17343142.
- ↑ Srinivasaiah N, Retnasingam G, Kasarneni R, Slater B (June 2009). "Pseudomyxoma peritonei: a rare presentation as an umbilical nodule". Ir J Med Sci. 178 (2): 219–21. doi:10.1007/s11845-008-0118-2. PMID 18224368.