Secreted mucins in pseudomyxoma peritonei: pathophysiological significance and potential therapeutic prospects

Table 1 Common presentations or incidental discovery of PMP on the basis of the disease progression

Disease status at diagnosis			Presenting or incidentally diagnosed with
Advanced disease			Abdominal distension, ascites, obstruction [18, 36]
Less-advanced disease	Localized disease		Abdominal pain [18]	Appendicitis-like syndrome
				Presumed cholecystitis
				Vague non-specific pain
				Lower abdominal pain/pelvic mass
	Incidentally diagnosed disease		Gynaecological conditions	Pelvic pain/mass [18, 37, 38]
		Non-surgical procedures	Gynaecological conditions	Infertility investigation [18]
		Non-surgical procedures		Postmenopausal bleeding [18, 39]
				Abnormal Pap test [18]
			Others [18]	Deep vein thrombosis, rectal bleeding, anaemia
		Laparoscopy or laparotomy [18]	Hernia repair, fibroids, colon cancer, tubal ligation, nephrectomy, abdominal aortic aneurysm repair

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