title: Primary retroperitoneal mucinous cystadenocarcinoma: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: A 50-year-old female complained of a painless abdominal distension. Histopathologic examination after cystectomy showed a primary poorly differentiated retroperitoneal mucinous cystadenocarcinoma with a sarcoma-like mural nodule. The patient subsequently underwent total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, appendectomy, omentectomy and lymphadenectomy. Adjuvant chemotherapy consisted of 6 times carboplatin (AUC 7) in monotherapy (every 4 weeks). Based on 49 cases of primary retroperitoneal mucinous cystadenocarcinoma, we discuss the histogenesis and we define the appropriate treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sint Maarten Ziekenhuis, Campus Rooienberg, Duffel, Belgium. inge.dierickx @h otmail.be
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Dierickx
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Jacomen
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Schelfhout
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Moerman
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Corveleyn
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Spiessens
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Amant
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Berteloot
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001062:Appendectomy; D016190:Carboplatin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D018282:Cystadenocarcinoma, Mucinous / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008875:Middle Aged; D009852:Omentum / Q000601:surgery; D010052:Ovariectomy; D010388:Pelvis / Q000601:surgery; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D058994:Salpingectomy
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D016190:Carboplatin