ABSTRACT
Acute pancreatitis is an inflammatory disease of pancreas which could lead to a number of complications including pancreatic ascites and pseudocysts. When these complications are severe, the secondary changes in colon, peritoneum or mesentery can make it difficult to distinguish from peritoneal carcinomas. Herein, we report a case of acute pancreatitis that was difficult to differentiate from peritoneal carcinoma. We performed a sequential procedure without peritoneal biopsy to exclude the possibility of peritoneal cancer, and we could diagnose pancreatic ascites and pseudocyst resulting from pancreatic injuries.
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Ascites , Biopsy , Carcinoma, Papillary , Colon , Mesentery , Pancreas , Pancreatitis , PeritoneumABSTRACT
Primary Peritoneal Serous Papillary Carcinoma has a diffuse involvement of peritoneum in the absence of an obvious primary site and is very rare. It is histologically identical to ovarian serous papillay carcinoma but involves the ovarian surface mimimally, or spare the ovaries. Clinically it is impossible to differentiate with other tumor originated from peritoneum and ovarian carcinoma because of the similarity of clinical presentation and course. Primary Peritoneal Serous Papillary Carcinoma was first described by Swerdlow in 1959 and then has been very rarely reported in literatures. A few cases were reported in Korea. We have experienced a case of Primary Peritoneal Serous Papillary Carcinoma and report this case with a brief review of concerned literatures.
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Female , Carcinoma, Papillary , Korea , Ovary , PeritoneumABSTRACT
Primary peritoneal serous papillary carcinoma (PPSPC) is a rare tumor that originates from a single or multicentric foci of peritoneum. Histologically the disease resembles primary serous papillary carcinoma of the ovary, but either involves the ovarian surface microscopically only or spares the ovaries entirely. Currently PPSPC is evaluated, staged and treated in the same way as epithelial ovarian cancer. We experienced one case of primary peritoneal serous papillary carcinoma which achieved a complete remission with carboplatin and paclitaxel, and report this with brief review of the literatures.
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Female , Carboplatin , Carcinoma, Papillary , Ovarian Neoplasms , Ovary , Paclitaxel , PeritoneumABSTRACT
Primary peritoneal serous papillary carcinoma (PPSPC) is very rare and not well identified. Because of developmental, biological and histologic similarity to papillary serous carcinoma of ovary its diagnosis and treatment, prognosis and post treatment follow up schedule is similar that of epithelial ovarian cancer. We have experienced two cases of primary peritoneal serous papillary carcinoma and report this with brief review of the concerned literatures.
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Female , Appointments and Schedules , Carcinoma, Papillary , Diagnosis , Follow-Up Studies , Ovarian Neoplasms , Ovary , PrognosisABSTRACT
Primary peritoneal serous papillary carcinoma (PPSPC) is very rare and not well identified. Because of developmental, biological and histologic similarity to papillary serous carcinoma of ovary its diagnosis and treatment, prognosis and post treatment follow up schedule is similar that of epithelial ovarian cancer. We have experienced two cases of primary peritoneal serous papillary carcinoma and report this with brief review of the concerned literatures.