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Abbreviations

PMP:

Pseudomyxoma peritonei

DPAM:

Disseminated peritoneal adenomucinosis

PMCA:

Peritoneal mucinous carcinomatosis

CRS:

Cytoreduction surgery

HIPEC:

Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy

CEA:

Carcinoembryonic antigen

NCCN:

National Comprehensive Cancer Network

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    Keishla M. García, Karla M. Flores, Alejandro Ruiz & Ángel M. Rodríguez

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García, K.M., Flores, K.M., Ruiz, A. et al. Pseudomyxoma Peritonei: Case Report and Literature Review. J Gastrointest Canc 50, 1037–1042 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12029-018-00192-8

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