ABSTRACT
Peritoneal papillary serous carcinoma (PPSC) is a rare tumour that involves the surface of the peritoneum, with prevalence in female patients and can originate from a single or multicentric focus is here described. A primary peritoneal serous carcinoma is here described. The patient has been treated with paclitaxel 175 mg/m2 and carboplatinum AUC 6.
Subject(s)
Cystadenocarcinoma, Papillary/pathology , Peritoneal Neoplasms/pathology , Aged , Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/therapeutic use , Carboplatin/administration & dosage , Cystadenocarcinoma, Papillary/drug therapy , Fatal Outcome , Female , Humans , Paclitaxel/administration & dosage , Peritoneal Neoplasms/drug therapyABSTRACT
Merkel cell carcinoma is an unusual cutaneous malignancy with a propensity for spreading to regional lymph nodes, with recurrence at original site or/and in lymph node. Occurring most often on the head and neck of the elderly patients. Complete surgical resection is the mainstay of treatment of the primary tumor. A case is here described of an old patient with more than one local relapse and in regional lymph nodes too, complete surgical resected, actually in good state of health, treated with radiotherapy.
