[Pseudomyxoma peritonei. Effect of radiogold therapy]

Five female patients with pseudomyxoma peritonaei in various stages of disease received one or more applications of 198Au intraperitoneally. In all cases the origin of the disease was the ovary. In these patients radioactive gold was given four weeks after the diagnosis was made at laparotomy. Results with this group of patients in gratifying since no recurrence has occured in two patients who were treated one year ago and in a third patient treated five years ago. -- In two other cases 198Au was administered after a recurrence after one year, the other patient had no response at all.