Pseudomyxoma peritonei is a poorly understood cancer that usually starts in the appendix with an incidence of 1 to 3 cases per million per year. While rare, this disease is more likely to be ...

The investigators generated the largest collection of in vitro and in vivo patient-derived mouse models of pseudomyxoma ...

Darren Walker, 56, from Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, was diagnosed with pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP) in 2021. The cancer causes extreme swelling of the abdomen and requires him to have regular ...

Research in Ristimäki Lab focuses on the molecular background of gastrointestinal tumors, mainly colorectal cancer and appendix-originating pseudomyxoma peritonei. In addition to understanding the ...