1. Extraovarian peritoneal serous papillary carcinoma: a case report.
- Author
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Veroni S, Terzopoulou K, Anagnostopoulou I, Vassilakaki T, Grammatoglou X, and Rammou R
- Subjects
- Female, Humans, Immunohistochemistry, Middle Aged, Neoplasm Proteins metabolism, Vacuoles pathology, Carcinoma, Papillary pathology, Cystadenocarcinoma, Serous pathology, Ovary pathology, Peritoneal Neoplasms pathology
- Abstract
Background: Extraovarian peritoneal serous papillary carcinoma (EPSPC) is a rare cancer closely related to ovarian carcinoma and characterized by abdominal carcinomatosis without an identifiable abdominal primary tumor., Case: A woman presented with ascites. She had an elevated serum CA-125. Peritoneal carcinomatosis without involvement of the ovaries was found. Paracentesis of the ascitic fluid resulted in a positive cytologic report not further suggestive of the malignancy origin, balancing between a mesothelioma and an adenocarcinoma. The histologic and immunohistochemical study of peritoneal biopsy specimens resulted in the diagnosis of EPSPC., Conclusion: The combination of cytology, histology, immunohistochemistry and clinical data is a reliable method for the preoperative diagnosis of EPSPC, allowing prompt chemotherapy as surgery may not be indicated in most cases.
- Published
- 2010