This week's artwork was donated by Vansom, a pediatric cancer patient who received treatment at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia . Thank you for your time and response. Carcinomas are tumors derived from epithelial tissue.
Adenocarcinomas are carcinomas derived from glandular tissue.
Mucinous adenocarcinomas are adenocarcinomas which produce mucus, and may arise from several primary sites including the colon and ovaries. Pseudomyxoma peritonei is a rare clinical entity with much confusion about its etiology, clinical manifestations, treatment, and prognosis. Pseudomyxoma peritonei is defined by extensive accumulation of mucinous adenocarcinoma at specific locations within the abdomen and pelvis. Most commonly the origin of the mucinous adenocarcinoma is from a ovarian or appendiceal tumor. Some authors reserve the term pseudomyxoma peritonei for intraabdominal spread of appendiceal tumors only, but others apply this term regardless of the pathogenesis.