Peritoneal leiomyoid mesothelioma mimiking a metastasis of papillary carcinoma.
The authors describe a rare case of peritoneal mesothelioma. Cytological, histological and immunohistochemical characterization of the tumor allowed the differential diagnosis from papillary carcinoma and suggested the diagnosis of leiomyoid mesothelioma.
Rossiello
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Service of Pathologic Anatomy L. Armanni, II University of Naples, Italy.
Coluccino
V
V
Rossiello
L
L
Lo Schiavo
F
F
Groeger
A M
AM
Esposito
V
V
Baldi
A
A
D000368:Aged; D001201:Ascites; D001202:Ascitic Fluid / Q000473:pathology; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000032:analysis; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis; D001706:Biopsy; D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000473:pathology*; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*
D015415:Biomarkers; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor