Pseudomyxoma peritonei of appendiceal origin: A clinicopathologic analysis of 101 patients uniformly treated at a single institution, with literature review

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 551-559

  Bradley, Robert F ^a   Stewart, John H ^a   Russell, Gregory B ^a   Levine, Edward A ^a   Geisinger, Kim R ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST BAPTIST HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Appendiceal mucinous neoplasm; Appendix; Gelatinous ascites; Mucinous adenocarcinoma; Peritoneal mucinous carcinomatosis; Pseudomyxoma peritonei

Indexed keywords

MITOMYCIN C; MUCIN; RINGER LACTATE SOLUTION;

ADULT; AGED; APPENDIX CANCER; ARTICLE; ASCITES; CANCER GRADING; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOREDUCTIVE SURGERY; DISSEMINATED PERITONEAL ADENOMUCINOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOMENCLATURE; PERITONEAL MUCINOUS CARCINOMATOSIS; PERITONEUM PSEUDOMYXOMA; SIGNET RING CARCINOMA; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; APPENDIX TUMOR; CLASSIFICATION; METASTASIS; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PATHOLOGY; PERITONEUM TUMOR; SURVIVAL;

APPENDICEAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERITONEAL NEOPLASMS; PSEUDOMYXOMA PERITONEI; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 33745012931     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pas.0000202039.74837.7d     Document Type: Article

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