Pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP) remains difficult to diagnose and has a
guarded prognosis. Pseudomyxoma peritonei is a rare entity, of
appendicular origin in the majority of cases. Its clinical
symptomatology is not specific, the diagnosis is evoked by imaging and
surgery, and confirmed by histology.
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