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Case of the Week 389




What is the most likely diagnosis?

  • 71 year-old male with right lower quadrant pain



Axial CT scan of upper abdomen

  1. Cirrhosis
  2. Liver lacerations
  3. Metastases from colon carcinoma
  4. Budd-Chiari syndrome
  5. Pseudomyxoma peritonei

Additional Image - Axial CT scan of pelvis

 

 

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Axial CT scan of pelvis


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5. Pseudomyxoma peritonei

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Pseudomyxoma peritonei

General Considerations

  • Diffuse collections of gelatinous material in the abdomen and pelvis and mucinous implants on the peritoneal surfaces
  • In almost all cases, it is from a ruptured mucinous tumor of the appendix
    • Spectrum from more benign to more malignant findings
  • Other causes may include tumors of the large and small bowel, lung, breast, pancreas, stomach, bile ducts, gallbladder, and fallopian tubes/ovary
  • More common in females
  • Results in mass effect on organs
    • Also known as “Jelly Belly

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