Table 1 Brief details of previous cases of pseudomyxoma extraperitonei reported in literature
Author | Age / Sex | Clinical Presentation | Treatment | Outcome | Perforated Appendix? | Histology |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brady [1] | 67 M | abdominal pain and mass | - debulking of tumor - further debulking 2 years later with chemotherapy - additional debulking 3 years later | recurrence after 3 years | yes | mucinous mucocele |
Edrees [2] | 53 F | abdominal mass | right hemicolectomy & debulking of tumor with chemotherapy | alive and well at 1 year | yes | mucinous adenocarcinoma |
Bonann [3] | 37 M | tender abdominal mass | evacuation of cyst in 2 stage procedure | not available | yes | mucocoele of appendix |
Moran [4] | 57 M | tender abdominal mass | - extraperitoneal drainage of cyst - drained again 3 weeks later with appendicectomy - further drainage 5 years later with radiotherapy & chemotherapy | alive and well 10 years later | yes | mucocoele of appendix |
Mor [5] | 65 M | abdominal mass | excision of mass with intraperitoneal spillage of mucus | not available | yes | cyst-adenocarcinoma |
Early [6] | 57 M | abdominal mass | debulking of tumor | alive and well 2 years later | yes | mucocoele of appendix |
Koizumi [7] | 46 M | abdominal mass | - right hemicolectomy - chemotherapy | recurrence of tumor 3 months later | yes | mucinous adenocarcinoma |
Matsuoka [8] | 58 F | abdominal mass | resection of tumor | not available | possible | mucinous cystadenoma |
Shelton [9] | 81 M | abdominal mass | removal of all pseudomyxoma deposits and appendicectomy | persistent discharge from wound, survival not available | yes | mucinous cystadenoma |