title: Peritoneal Keratin Granuloma Masquerading as Disseminated Carcinoma.
abstract: Peritoneal keratin granuloma is a rare lesion included under granulomatous lesions of the peritoneum. It can be of infectious and non-infectious etiology. The lesion presents as a large intra-abdominal necrotic mass often misinterpreted clinically as a disseminated carcinoma. We report a case of peritoneal keratin granuloma in a 50-year-old male following peritonitis. Histomorphology revealed laminated keratin deposits with giant cell reaction. Follow-up data of this granuloma suggests that it has no prognostic significance.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, S.C.B. Medical College, Cuttack, India.
authors.forename: Kalpalata
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tripathy
authors.forename: Aparijita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Misra
authors.forename: Sudhansumalini
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sethi
authors.forename: Priyadarshini
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Biswal
authors.forename: Pranati
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mohanty
authors.forename: Kalyaniprava
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gouda
authors.forename: Asaranti
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dash
authors.forename: Sitaram
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mahapatra