title: Peritoneal carcinoma in a male patient.
abstract: Peritoneal carcinoma is a rare primary tumor, described in the literature almost exclusively in women. This report describes our clinicopathological findings in a 51-year-old male patient with peritoneal carcinoma and ascites. Pathologic studies included routine histology, immunohistochemistry and electron microscopy on biopsy and autopsy tumor tissue. After chemotherapy, the patient achieved a complete remission twice, lasting for 14 months and 8 months, respectively, and died after 3 years. His clinical course was similar to that of female patients with peritoneal carcinoma or advanced ovarian cancer. Our case confirms the existence of primary peritoneal carcinoma in males. In addition, it shows that this entity responds to the same chemotherapy as used for ovarian cancer and primary peritoneal carcinoma in females.
authors.affiliation: Division of Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Monika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jermann
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vogt
authors.forename: Bernhard C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Pestalozzi
mesh_terms: D001201:Ascites / Q000209:etiology; D001344:Autopsy; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary / Q000628:therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D012704:Serous Membrane / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed