title: Primary papillary serous carcinoma of the peritoneum: a case of complete remission of bulky peritoneal disease after chemotherapy.
abstract: Peritoneal papillary serous carcinoma is a rare tumor that involves the surface of the pelvic and/or abdominal peritoneum. Long-term survival among patients with this tumor has been rare. Most patients with this cancer have been treated with debulking surgery and postoperative chemotherapy. A case of incompletely resected peritoneal papillary serous carcinoma with a complete response to cisplatin-based chemotherapy is reported. Subsequent laparotomy revealed no residual tumor. This case suggests that primary chemotherapy may be successful in treating unresectable primary papillary serous tumors of the peritoneum.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI 48202.
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Saleh
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Van de Ven
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001706:Biopsy; D016190:Carboplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D011379:Prognosis; D012074:Remission Induction / Q000379:methods*; D012086:Reoperation
chemical_list: D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D016190:Carboplatin