Journal of the Bahrain Medical Society
Year 2019, Volume 31, Issue 3, Pages 13-17
https://doi.org/10.26715/jbms.31_29052019Abdulkarim AbdulRahman1,*, Wael Tahseen2, Zuhal Ghandour1
1Internal medicine Bahrain defence force hospital, Riffa, Bahrain.
2Radiology Bahrain defence force hospital, Riffa, Bahrain.
*Corresponding author:
Abdulkarim AbdulRahman, Internal medicine Bahrain defence force hospital, Riffa, Bahrain; Email: abdulkarim.md@live.com
Received date: May 29, 2019; Accepted date: September 29, 2019; Published date: October 03, 2019
Abstract
Pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP) is a poorly understood condition characterized by mucinous ascitesdiffusely involving the peritoneal surfaces.There is considerable debate regarding the definition, pathology, site of origin and prognosis of PMP.In this article, we discuss how an asymptomatic middle-aged man who was being investigated for anincidental finding of ascites was finally diagnosed to have a malignant variant of PMP.
Keywords: Abdominal pain, Appendix, Ascites, disseminated peritoneal adenomucinosis, Malignancy,peritoneal mucinous carcinomatosis, Pseudomyxoma peritonei