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MeSH Heading: Pseudomyxoma Peritonei
Tree Number(s): C04.557.470.200.025.075.500; C04.557.470.590.075.500
Unique ID: D011553
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011553
Annotation: neoplastic
Scope Note: A peritoneal adenocarcinoma characterized by build-up of MUCUS in the PERITONEAL CAVITY. Mucus secreting cells may attach to the peritoneal lining and continue to secrete mucus. The majority of cases represent tumor spread from a primary low-grade mucinous neoplasm of the APPENDIX (NCI Thesaurus).
Entry Term(s): Ascites, Gelatinous; Gelatinous Ascites; Syndrome of Pseudomyxoma Peritonei
Previous Indexing: Ascitic Fluid (1968-1986); Peritoneal Neoplasms (1966-1986)
Public MeSH Note: 87
History Note: 87
Date Established: 1987/01/01
Date of Entry: 1986/04/18
Revision Date: 2021/06/30

Allowable Qualifiers: blood (BL)

blood supply (BS)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemically induced (CI)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

complications (CO)

congenital (CN)

diagnosis (DI)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

diet therapy (DH)

drug therapy (DT)

economics (EC)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

epidemiology (EP)

ethnology (EH)

etiology (ET)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiopathology (PP)

prevention & control (PC)

psychology (PX)

radiotherapy (RT)

rehabilitation (RH)

secondary (SC)

surgery (SU)

therapy (TH)

ultrastructure (UL)

urine (UR)

veterinary (VE)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0017956
Scope Note: A peritoneal adenocarcinoma characterized by build-up of MUCUS in the PERITONEAL CAVITY. Mucus secreting cells may attach to the peritoneal lining and continue to secrete mucus. The majority of cases represent tumor spread from a primary low-grade mucinous neoplasm of the APPENDIX (NCI Thesaurus).
Terms: Pseudomyxoma Peritonei Preferred Term
Term UI T034105
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; Ascites, Gelatinous
Term UI T034104
Date04/18/1986
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Gelatinous Ascites
Term UI T034103
Date04/18/1986
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Syndrome of Pseudomyxoma Peritonei
Term UI T768262
Date03/31/2010
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID

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