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Mucinous Colorectal Cancer Presenting as Pseudomyxoma Peritonei: A Case report

Introduction: Pseudomyxoma peritonei is a rare locoregional disease and has incidence rate of one per million per year, characterized by mucinous tumor on peritoneal surfaces producing excessive amounts of mucinous ascites.⁽¹⁾ It was originally applied to intraperitoneal mucinous spread originating from a cystadenoma of the appendix, which is benign, but currently was recognized that aggressiveness may exist hence, a three pathologic subtypes were proposed, disseminated peritoneal adenomucinosis, peritoneal mucinous adenocarcinoma, intermediate type PMP.

Author(s):

Clarissa Marie Cruz

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