Primary papillary serous carcinoma of the peritoneum: a case of complete remission of bulky peritoneal disease after chemotherapy.
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.
Saleh
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI 48202.
Van de Ven
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Kim
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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
D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D016190:Carboplatin