Pseudomyxoma pleurii: unusual location of a rare disease

Kaoutar Imrani; Amal Lahfidi; Hounayda Jerguigue; Rachida Latib; Youssef Omor

doi:10.1016/j.radcr.2020.11.016

Pseudomyxoma pleurii: unusual location of a rare disease

Radiol Case Rep. 2020 Nov 20;16(1):215-218. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2020.11.016. eCollection 2021 Jan.

Authors

Kaoutar Imrani¹, Amal Lahfidi¹, Hounayda Jerguigue¹, Rachida Latib¹, Youssef Omor¹

Affiliation

¹ National Institute of Oncology, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco.

Abstract

Pseudomyxoma peritonei with pleural extension is very rare. Dissemination in the pleural cavity can be trans diaphragmatic or hematogenous. Appendicular and ovarian mucinous tumors are the most often involved. Imaging plays an important role in the diagnosis which is confirmed histologically. We report the case of a pseudomyxoma peritonei and pleurii in a 55-year-old female patient who underwent surgery for mucinous adenocarcinoma of the ovary. This diagnosis must be suggested when there is subpleural nodular thickening associated with pseudomyxoma peritonei.

Keywords: CT; Peritonei pseudomyxoma; pleural.

Publication types

Case Reports