title: Primary psammocarcinoma of the peritoneum.
abstract: Psammocarcinoma is a rare type of serous carcinoma arising from the ovaries or the peritoneum. Histopathologically, it has large deposits of psammoma bodies, invasion to surrounding tissues, and low-grade cytologic atypia. Biologic behavior is similar to borderline serous tumors with a favorable survival time. Primary surgical debulking with complete resection of the tumor should be the main surgical approach, while the benefit of postoperative chemotherapy remains unknown. A new case of primary peritoneal psammocarcinoma with survival after an initial diagnosis of 5.5 years is presented with a literature review.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics, Faculty of Medicine, Uludağ University, Bursa, Turkey. tbilgin@uludag.edu.tr
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bilgin
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ozuysal
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cankiliç
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D016190:Carboplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D013509:Gynecologic Surgical Procedures; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D017239:Paclitaxel / Q000008:administration & dosage; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D016190:Carboplatin; D017239:Paclitaxel