A case report of primary psammomatous serous adenocarcinoma of the peritoneum

Authors

  • Purwa R Patil Grant Medical College
  • Bhavana M Bharambe Grant Medical College
  • Aditi H Mahure Grant Medical College
  • Madhumita D Kurdukar Grant Medical College
  • Amruta A Patil Grant Medical College
  • Kalpana A Deshpande Grant Medical College

Keywords:

extraovarian peritoneal serous papillary carcinoma, EPSPC, psammomomatous carcinoma, serous carcinoma peritoneum

Abstract

Extraovarian peritoneal serous papillary carcinoma is an uncommon malignant tumour characterised by peritoneal involvement with ascites, which is similar to ovarian serous papillary carcinoma histologically. Our case involved only the surface and superficial cortex of the ovaries, with peritoneal involvement, as described in the literature. (Full text available online at www.medpharm.tandfonline.com/ojgo) South Afr J Gynaecol Oncol 2016; DOI: 10.1080/20742835.2015.1116186

Author Biographies

  • Purwa R Patil, Grant Medical College
    Department of Pathology Grant Medical College Mumbai India
  • Bhavana M Bharambe, Grant Medical College
    Department of Pathology Grant Medical College Mumbai India
  • Aditi H Mahure, Grant Medical College
    Department of Pathology Grant Medical College Mumbai India
  • Madhumita D Kurdukar, Grant Medical College
    Department of Pathology Grant Medical College Mumbai India
  • Amruta A Patil, Grant Medical College
    Department of Pathology Grant Medical College Mumbai India
  • Kalpana A Deshpande, Grant Medical College
    Department of Pathology Grant Medical College Mumbai India

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Published

2016-04-26

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 1 (2016)

Section

Case Studies

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