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Annals of Oncology 12:563-567, 2001
© 2001 European Society for Medical Oncology

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Primary papillary serous carcinoma of the peritoneum in a man

E. Shmueli1,, L. Leider-Trejo2, I. Schwartz2, D. Aderka1 and M. Inbar1

1Departments of Oncology Tel-Aviv, Israel
2Pathology, Ichilov Hospital, Sorasky Medical Center Tel-Aviv, Israel

Correspondence to: Dr E Shmueli, MD, Department of Oncology, Ichilov Hospital, Sorasky Medical Center, 6 Weizman st, Tel-Aviv 64239, Israel

Background Primary papillary serous carcinoma of the peritoneum is a well-known entity in women The tumour is derived from the extraovarian mesothehum and the pelvis and lower abdomen mesothelia The treatment strategies are similar to ovarian serous papillary carcinoma

Patients and methods A case of primary serous papillary carcinoma of the peritoneum in a man is presented The patient, 53 years old, died 2 months after diagnosis

Results The histologic and immunohistochemical studies of the tumour will be presented These studies, made during lifetime and at autopsy of the patient, confirm a diagnosis of primary serous papillary carcinoma of the peritoneum

Conclusions primary serous papillary carcinoma of the peritoneum can occur in men, and should be considered in the differential diagnosis in cases of abdominal carcinomatosis of unknown origin Treatment options remain to be determined

diagnosis, man, papillary carcinoma, pathology, peritoneal neoplasm


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