TY - JOUR
T1 - Primary Peritoneal Clear Cell Carcinoma Versus Ovarian Carcinoma Versus Malignant Transformation of Endometriosis
T2 - A Vexing Issue
AU - Insabato, Luigi
AU - Natella, Valentina
AU - Somma, Anna
AU - Persico, Marcello
AU - Camera, Luigi
AU - Losito, Nunzia Simona
AU - Masone, Stefania
PY - 2015/5/4
Y1 - 2015/5/4
N2 - Peritoneum is a site for both primary and secondary tumors. Primary peritoneal tumors are fairly rare. The most common primary tumors of the peritoneum are malignant mesothelioma and serous papillary adenocarcinoma. Clear cell carcinoma of the peritoneum is extremely rare and often misdiagnosed as mesothelioma, serous carcinoma, or metastatic adenocarcinoma, so it represents a diagnostic challenge for both clinicians and pathologists. Up to date, to the best of our knowledge, only 11 cases of primary peritoneal clear cell carcinoma have been reported in the English literature. Distinguishing this tumor of the peritoneum versus ovarian carcinoma can be problematic. Herein, we report a rare case of primary peritoneal clear cell carcinoma occurring in a 49-year-old woman, along with a review of the literature.
AB - Peritoneum is a site for both primary and secondary tumors. Primary peritoneal tumors are fairly rare. The most common primary tumors of the peritoneum are malignant mesothelioma and serous papillary adenocarcinoma. Clear cell carcinoma of the peritoneum is extremely rare and often misdiagnosed as mesothelioma, serous carcinoma, or metastatic adenocarcinoma, so it represents a diagnostic challenge for both clinicians and pathologists. Up to date, to the best of our knowledge, only 11 cases of primary peritoneal clear cell carcinoma have been reported in the English literature. Distinguishing this tumor of the peritoneum versus ovarian carcinoma can be problematic. Herein, we report a rare case of primary peritoneal clear cell carcinoma occurring in a 49-year-old woman, along with a review of the literature.
KW - clear cell carcinoma
KW - peritoneal
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U2 - 10.1177/1066896915573567
DO - 10.1177/1066896915573567
M3 - Article
C2 - 25715342
AN - SCOPUS:84930469690
VL - 23
SP - 211
EP - 216
JO - International Journal of Surgical Pathology
JF - International Journal of Surgical Pathology
SN - 1066-8969
IS - 3
ER -