Letter to Editor

PSEUDOMYXOMA PERITONEI: A RARE ENTITY

Volume: 87 Number: 4 October 25, 2024
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PSEUDOMYXOMA PERITONEI: A RARE ENTITY

Abstract

Dear Editor, I write to bring an attention to a rare disease, pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP), which was first described by Werth in 1884, yet it remains an orphan disease with limited awareness (1). The incidence of PMP is one to two patients/per million in a year that might be due to misdiagnosis (2). PMP typically arises from a ruptured mucinous tumour, usually originating from the appendix, stomach, gall bladder, small and large intestine, fallopian tubes, ovaries, pancreas and lung, and mucin accumulates inside the peritoneal cavity and is called ‘jelly belly’ (1). PMP is histopathologically classified into four subtypes, based on present of tumour cells, the amount of mucin and the aggressiveness level, which are low grade, high grade, high grade with signet ring cells and acellular mucin (2).

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References

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Health Services and Systems (Other)

Journal Section

Letter to Editor

Publication Date

October 25, 2024

Submission Date

September 28, 2024

Acceptance Date

October 10, 2024

Published in Issue

Year 2024 Volume: 87 Number: 4

APA
Canbay Torun, B. (2024). PSEUDOMYXOMA PERITONEI: A RARE ENTITY. Journal of Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, 87(4), 356-357. https://doi.org/10.26650/IUITFD.1557577
AMA
1.Canbay Torun B. PSEUDOMYXOMA PERITONEI: A RARE ENTITY. İst Tıp Fak Derg. 2024;87(4):356-357. doi:10.26650/IUITFD.1557577
Chicago
Canbay Torun, Bahar. 2024. “PSEUDOMYXOMA PERITONEI: A RARE ENTITY”. Journal of Istanbul Faculty of Medicine 87 (4): 356-57. https://doi.org/10.26650/IUITFD.1557577.
EndNote
Canbay Torun B (October 1, 2024) PSEUDOMYXOMA PERITONEI: A RARE ENTITY. Journal of Istanbul Faculty of Medicine 87 4 356–357.
IEEE
[1]B. Canbay Torun, “PSEUDOMYXOMA PERITONEI: A RARE ENTITY”, İst Tıp Fak Derg, vol. 87, no. 4, pp. 356–357, Oct. 2024, doi: 10.26650/IUITFD.1557577.
ISNAD
Canbay Torun, Bahar. “PSEUDOMYXOMA PERITONEI: A RARE ENTITY”. Journal of Istanbul Faculty of Medicine 87/4 (October 1, 2024): 356-357. https://doi.org/10.26650/IUITFD.1557577.
JAMA
1.Canbay Torun B. PSEUDOMYXOMA PERITONEI: A RARE ENTITY. İst Tıp Fak Derg. 2024;87:356–357.
MLA
Canbay Torun, Bahar. “PSEUDOMYXOMA PERITONEI: A RARE ENTITY”. Journal of Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, vol. 87, no. 4, Oct. 2024, pp. 356-7, doi:10.26650/IUITFD.1557577.
Vancouver
1.Bahar Canbay Torun. PSEUDOMYXOMA PERITONEI: A RARE ENTITY. İst Tıp Fak Derg. 2024 Oct. 1;87(4):356-7. doi:10.26650/IUITFD.1557577

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