Controversial origin of Pseudomyxoma peritonei

Clinical and Translational Oncology

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 767-769

  Sebastián, Alejandro Rojo ^a   Fernández Morejón, Francisco José ^a   Boix, Pedro Bretcha ^a   Alegre, José Farré ^a   Vila, Jerónimo Forteza ^a   Masllorens, Antonio Brugarolas ^a  

^a USP Hospital San Jaime   (Spain)

Author keywords

Mucinous adenocarcinoma; Peritoneal implants; Pseudomyxoma peritonei

Indexed keywords

MUCIN; TUMOR MARKER;

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ADENOCARCINOMA; AGED; APPENDIX; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYTOREDUCTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; FROZEN SECTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MUCINOUS CARCINOMA; OVARY; PERITONEAL CAVITY; PERITONEUM PSEUDOMYXOMA; URINE INCONTINENCE; APPENDIX TUMOR; COLLOID CARCINOMA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; OVARY TUMOR; PATHOLOGY; PERITONEUM; PERITONEUM TUMOR; PROGNOSIS;

ADENOCARCINOMA, MUCINOUS; AGED; APPENDICEAL NEOPLASMS; APPENDIX; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; OVARY; PERITONEAL NEOPLASMS; PERITONEUM; PROGNOSIS; PSEUDOMYXOMA PERITONEI;

EID: 39049189278     PISSN: 1699048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12094-006-0127-4     Document Type: Article

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