We describe a case of pseudomyxoma peritonei arising from an adenoma of the appendix in a 58-year-old man
2009
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- We describe a case of pseudomyxoma peritonei arising from an adenoma of the appendix in a 58-year-old man
- Our case suggests that modulation of tumour microenvironment and angiogenesis by bevacizumab, potentially augmented by monochemotherapy, may be beneficial in borderline tumours such as pseudomyxoma peritonei
- Patients with pseudomyxoma peritonei associated with disseminated peritoneal adenomucinosis have a significantly more favorable prognosis than patients with peritoneal mucinous carcinomatosis
- Survival analysis of pseudomyxoma peritonei patients treated by cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy
- Prognostic value of baseline and serial carcinoembryonic antigen and carbohydrate antigen 19.9 measurements in patients with pseudomyxoma peritonei treated with cytoreduction and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy
- Et al Bevacizumab-based combination therapy in a patient with pseudomyxoma peritonei
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