Peritoneal pseudomyxoma in a child with a gallbladder Peutz-Jeghers-like hamartomatous polyp: a case report

P Guzmán; I Roa; M Villaseca; J C Roa; J C Araya

doi:10.1016/s0022-3468(98)90180-4

Peritoneal pseudomyxoma in a child with a gallbladder Peutz-Jeghers-like hamartomatous polyp: a case report

J Pediatr Surg. 1998 Aug;33(8):1320-2. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3468(98)90180-4.

Authors

P Guzmán¹, I Roa, M Villaseca, J C Roa, J C Araya

Affiliation

¹ Pathology Unit, La Frontera University School of Medicine, Temuco, Chile.

PMID: 9722016
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-3468(98)90180-4

Abstract

A 2-year, 6-month-old boy with peritoneal pseudomyxoma had a hamartomatous Peutz-Jeghers-like polyp in the gallbladder. The morphological pattern of the polyp was very characteristic of what is usually considered an hamartomatous polyp. The patient presently reported has no clinical characteristics of Peutz-Jeghers syndrome. The peritoneal pseudomyxoma creates differential diagnostic problems with well-differentiated mucinous adenocarcinoma.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Child, Preschool
Gallbladder Neoplasms / pathology*
Gallbladder Neoplasms / surgery
Hamartoma / pathology*
Hamartoma / surgery
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
Intestinal Polyps / pathology*
Intestinal Polyps / surgery
Male
Myxoma / pathology*
Myxoma / surgery
Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / pathology*
Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / surgery
Peritoneal Neoplasms / pathology*
Peritoneal Neoplasms / surgery
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome