Journal of Surgical Education
Volume 65, Issue 3 , Pages 221-224 , May 2008

Organizing Mucinous Ascitis Masquerading as Pseudomyxoma Peritonei: A Process Possibly Caused by Metaplasia But Not Neoplasia

  • Ravindra K. Saran, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, G B Pant Hospital, New Delhi, India
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  • Kaushik Majumdar, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, G B Pant Hospital, New Delhi, India
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Inquiries to Kaushik Majumdar, MD, DNB, Department of Pathology, G B Pant Hospital, Jawaharlal Nehru Marg, New Delhi 110002, India; fax: 91-11-23239442
    • ,
  • Sukhpreet Kaur, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, G B Pant Hospital, New Delhi, India
    • ,
  • Pramod K. Mishra, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, G B Pant Hospital, New Delhi, India
    • Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, G B Pant Hospital, New Delhi, India
    • ,
  • Ranjana Gondal, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, G B Pant Hospital, New Delhi, India

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PII: S1931-7204(08)00088-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2008.03.002

Journal of Surgical Education
Volume 65, Issue 3 , Pages 221-224 , May 2008

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