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Descriptor English:
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Pseudomyxoma Peritonei
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Descriptor Spanish:
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seudomixoma peritoneal
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Pseudomixoma Peritoneal
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Synonyms English:
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Ascites, Gelatinous
Gelatinous Ascites
Pseudomyxoma Peritonei Syndrome
Pseudomyxoma Peritonei Syndromes
Syndrome of Pseudomyxoma Peritonei
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Tree Number:
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C04.557.470.590.782
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Definition English:
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A condition characterized by poorly-circumscribed gelatinous masses filled with malignant mucin-secreting cells. Forty-five percent of pseudomyxomas arise from the ovary, usually in a mucinous cystadenocarcinoma (CYSTADENOCARCINOMA, MUCINOUS), which has prognostic significance. Pseudomyxoma peritonei must be differentiated from mucinous spillage into the peritoneum by a benign mucocele of the appendix. (Segen, Dictionary of Modern Medicine, 1992) |
Indexing Annotation English:
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neoplastic; accumulation of mucoid matter in peritoneal cavity: see MeSH definition; coord IM with PERITONEAL NEOPLASMS (IM)
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History Note English:
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87
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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19307
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Unique Identifier:
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D011553
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