PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Abdul-Wahed N. Meshikhes
AU  - Hussain A. Al-Abkari
AU  - Sami A. Al-Momen
AU  - Feryal E. Saad
TI  - Pseudomyxoma peritonei
DP  - 2006 Mar 01
TA  - Saudi Medical Journal
PG  - 389--391
VI  - 27
IP  - 3
4099  - http://smj.org.sa/content/27/3/389.short
4100  - http://smj.org.sa/content/27/3/389.full
SO  - Saudi Med J2006 Mar 01; 27
AB  - Pseudomyxoma peritonei is very rare, and its exact pathogenesis is unknown. It is characterized by intra-abdominal extracellular gelatinous fluid collections. We report a case of pseudomyxoma peritonei in a 38-year-old Saudi male who presented with right iliac fossa mass and weight loss. He was treated initially as an appendicular mass and computed tomography was helpful in making the diagnosis. He was treated by laparotomy, right hemicolectomy and omentectomy, but no perioperative intraperitoneal chemotherapy was instilled. He received postoperative chemotherapy and remained alive with no recurrence at 18-month follow-up.