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Ionescu S, Marincas M, Madge OL, Dicu-Andreescu IG, Chitoran E, Rotaru V, Cirimbei C, Gherghe M, Ene A, Rosca R, Radu M, Simion L. Ovarian Causes of Pseudomyxoma Peritonei (PMP)-A Literature Review. Cancers (Basel) 2024; 16:1446. [PMID: 38672528 PMCID: PMC11047873 DOI: 10.3390/cancers16081446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2024] [Revised: 04/04/2024] [Accepted: 04/06/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP) is a rare, progressive, slowly growing, inadequately understood neoplasm with a 5-year progression-free survival rate of as low as 48%. It is characterized by varying degrees of malignancy and the production of mucinous and gelatinous structures. Typically, the development of pseudomyxoma peritonei is associated with the rupture of appendiceal mucinous tumors and other gastrointestinal or ovarian mucinous tumors. The goal of our literature review was to identify various aspects that characterize the ovarian causes of pseudomyxoma peritonei. MATERIALS AND METHODS The authors performed an extensive literature search between 1 February 2024 and 2 March 2024 on the following databases: Pubmed, Scopus, Oxford Journals, and Reaxys, and the findings were summarized into seven main clinical and paraclinical situations. RESULTS According to our research, the main instances in which pseudomyxoma peritonei can be triggered by an ovarian cause are the following: (1) mucinous cystadenoma; (2) mucinous ovarian cancer; (3) colon cancer with ovarian metastasis; (4) malignant transformation of an ovarian primary mature cystic teratoma; (5) appendiceal mucocele with peritoneal dissemination mimicking an ovarian tumor with peritoneal carcinomatosis; (6) mucinous borderline tumor developing inside an ovarian teratoma; and (7) the association between a mucinous bilateral ovarian cancer and a colonic tumor. CONCLUSIONS In our study, we aimed to provide a comprehensive overview of the ovarian causes of pseudomyxoma peritonei, including its epidemiology, imagery characteristics, symptoms, current treatment, and promising future therapies, in the hopes of finding feasible solutions, as a lack of understanding of this mucus-secreting malignant disease increases the risk of delayed diagnosis or uncontrolled deterioration.
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Affiliation(s)
- Sinziana Ionescu
- Surgery Department, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania; (S.I.); (E.C.); (V.R.); (C.C.); (L.S.)
- General Surgery and Surgical Oncology Department I, Bucharest Institute of Oncology “Prof. Dr. Al. Trestioreanu”, 022328 Bucharest, Romania; (O.L.M.); (I.G.D.-A.)
| | - Marian Marincas
- Surgery Department, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania; (S.I.); (E.C.); (V.R.); (C.C.); (L.S.)
- General Surgery and Surgical Oncology Department I, Bucharest Institute of Oncology “Prof. Dr. Al. Trestioreanu”, 022328 Bucharest, Romania; (O.L.M.); (I.G.D.-A.)
| | - Octavia Luciana Madge
- General Surgery and Surgical Oncology Department I, Bucharest Institute of Oncology “Prof. Dr. Al. Trestioreanu”, 022328 Bucharest, Romania; (O.L.M.); (I.G.D.-A.)
- Faculty of Letters, University of Bucharest, 030018 Bucharest, Romania
| | - Irinel Gabriel Dicu-Andreescu
- General Surgery and Surgical Oncology Department I, Bucharest Institute of Oncology “Prof. Dr. Al. Trestioreanu”, 022328 Bucharest, Romania; (O.L.M.); (I.G.D.-A.)
| | - Elena Chitoran
- Surgery Department, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania; (S.I.); (E.C.); (V.R.); (C.C.); (L.S.)
- General Surgery and Surgical Oncology Department I, Bucharest Institute of Oncology “Prof. Dr. Al. Trestioreanu”, 022328 Bucharest, Romania; (O.L.M.); (I.G.D.-A.)
| | - Vlad Rotaru
- Surgery Department, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania; (S.I.); (E.C.); (V.R.); (C.C.); (L.S.)
- General Surgery and Surgical Oncology Department I, Bucharest Institute of Oncology “Prof. Dr. Al. Trestioreanu”, 022328 Bucharest, Romania; (O.L.M.); (I.G.D.-A.)
| | - Ciprian Cirimbei
- Surgery Department, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania; (S.I.); (E.C.); (V.R.); (C.C.); (L.S.)
- General Surgery and Surgical Oncology Department I, Bucharest Institute of Oncology “Prof. Dr. Al. Trestioreanu”, 022328 Bucharest, Romania; (O.L.M.); (I.G.D.-A.)
| | - Mirela Gherghe
- Surgery Department, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania; (S.I.); (E.C.); (V.R.); (C.C.); (L.S.)
- The Clinical Nuclear Medicine Laboratory, Oncological Institute “Prof. Dr. Alexandru Trestioreanu”, 022328 Bucharest, Romania
| | - Adina Ene
- Pathology Department, Oncological Institute “Prof. Dr. Alexandru Trestioreanu”, 022328 Bucharest, Romania; (A.E.); (M.R.)
| | - Robert Rosca
- Pathology Department, Bucharest Emergency University Hospital, 050098 Bucharest, Romania;
| | - Madalina Radu
- Pathology Department, Oncological Institute “Prof. Dr. Alexandru Trestioreanu”, 022328 Bucharest, Romania; (A.E.); (M.R.)
| | - Laurentiu Simion
- Surgery Department, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania; (S.I.); (E.C.); (V.R.); (C.C.); (L.S.)
- General Surgery and Surgical Oncology Department I, Bucharest Institute of Oncology “Prof. Dr. Al. Trestioreanu”, 022328 Bucharest, Romania; (O.L.M.); (I.G.D.-A.)
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