Intra-abdominal desmoplastic small round-cell tumor in a postmenopausal female. Report of a case and review of the literature.
Intra-abdominal desmoplastic small round cell tumor is a rare malignancy which tends to occur in adolescent males. Fewer than 30 cases of this malignancy have been described, and long term survival is poor. We present a case of intra-abdominal desmoplastic small round cell tumor occurring in a post-menopausal woman that mimicked ovarian carcinoma. The clinicopathologic features and literature are reviewed.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maine Medical Center, Portland.
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D003893:Desmin / Q000032:analysis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009852:Omentum / Q000473:pathology*; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D010751:Phosphopyruvate Hydratase / Q000032:analysis; D017698:Postmenopause; D014746:Vimentin / Q000032:analysis
D003893:Desmin; D014746:Vimentin; D010751:Phosphopyruvate Hydratase