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Pseudomyxoma pleuri as a Surgical Emergency: a Rare Case Report

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Pseudomyxoma pleuri is a rare condition and it mostly results from secondary involvement of an abdominal pathology. Massive pleural disease impedes cardiopulmonary functions and threatens life. We are reporting our experience about managing a middle-age lady with a known case of Pseudomyxoma peritonei, who presented to causality with progressive breathing difficulty in acute exacerbation and cardiopulmonary compromise.

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  1. Department of Thoracic Surgical Oncology, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute & Research Centre, New Delhi, 110085, India

    Deepak K. Sharma & L. M. Darlong

  2. Department of Surgical Oncology, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute & Research Centre, New Delhi, 110085, India

    Dharma Ram, Himanshu Shukla & Suhas Kodasoge Rajappa

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Sharma, D.K., Ram, D., Shukla, H. et al. Pseudomyxoma pleuri as a Surgical Emergency: a Rare Case Report. Indian J Surg Oncol 9, 271–273 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13193-017-0712-8

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