tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91420999216661441922011-12-19T11:02:48.329+03:00This blog was created to help people with PMP and their care givers to access information about managing this disease. The author of this blog claims no responsibility for the medical information presented here or for the contents of linked sites.PMPerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14947400540790263078noreply@blogger.comBlogger31100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9142099921666144192.post-44574446810636437922009-11-03T21:22:00.002+03:002009-11-03T21:42:18.729+03:00

In rare cases PMP could spread outside the peritoneum. This happens for different reasons including: 1- A congenital defect that causes the communication between pleural and peritoneal space.2- Tumor progression3- Surgical error: where the surgeon creates a hole in the diaphragm during the removal of tumor.In a select group of patients with pleural spread of the disease, the treatment involves

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The latest issue of The Journal of Surgical Oncology pays a tribute to Dr. Paul H. Sugarbaker and Dr. Francios N. Gilly for pioneering Cytoreductive surgery and HIPEC as a treatment for Peritoneal Surface Malignancies.Citation: Journal of Surgical Oncology 2009;100:285–286Find it here: http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/31873/home I will post summaries of the articles in this issue of JSO

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Many patients with Pseudomyxoma Peritonei wonder if there is a genetic predisposition to get this disease. It turns out this question has not been considered by researchers, perhaps because of the fact that it is not a very common disease. However, research on acute appendicitis does show that the risk of a child getting acute appendicitis increases 10 times if a first degree relative has had

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