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Peritoneal Epithelioid Mesothelioma

MedGen UID:
1686833
•Concept ID:
C5206866
•
Neoplastic Process

Definition

Malignant mesothelioma that arises from the peritoneum. It is characterized by the presence of cells with epithelioid morphology. The epithelioid cells usually have eosinophilic cytoplasm, bland nuclei, and form tubulopapillary, microglandular, or sheet-like patterns. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPeritoneal Epithelioid Mesothelioma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Principles of Surgical Management of Peritoneal Mesothelioma.
Steadman JA, Grotz TE
J Natl Compr Canc Netw 2023 Sep;21(9):981-986. doi: 10.6004/jnccn.2023.7055. PMID: 37673112
Guidelines for Pathologic Diagnosis of Malignant Mesothelioma 2017 Update of the Consensus Statement From the International Mesothelioma Interest Group.
Husain AN, Colby TV, Ordóñez NG, Allen TC, Attanoos RL, Beasley MB, Butnor KJ, Chirieac LR, Churg AM, Dacic S, Galateau-Sallé F, Gibbs A, Gown AM, Krausz T, Litzky LA, Marchevsky A, Nicholson AG, Roggli VL, Sharma AK, Travis WD, Walts AE, Wick MR
Arch Pathol Lab Med 2018 Jan;142(1):89-108. Epub 2017 Jul 7 doi: 10.5858/arpa.2017-0124-RA. PMID: 28686500
Pathohistological diagnosis and differential diagnosis.
Tischoff I, Neid M, Neumann V, Tannapfel A
Recent Results Cancer Res 2011;189:57-78. doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-10862-4_5. PMID: 21479896

Recent clinical studies

Diagnosis

Clinicopathological characteristics of primary peritoneal epithelioid mesothelioma of clear cell type: A case report.
Du XM, Wei YP, Gao Y, Li Z, Zhang JM, Chang H, Li Y
Medicine (Baltimore) 2021 Mar 26;100(12):e25264. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000025264. PMID: 33761726Free PMC Article
Metachronous Uterine Endometrioid Adenocarcinoma and Peritoneal Mesothelioma in Lynch Syndrome: A Case Report.
Lu Y, Milchgrub S, Khatri G, Gopal P
Int J Surg Pathol 2017 May;25(3):253-257. Epub 2016 Dec 1 doi: 10.1177/1066896916680745. PMID: 27903930
Metastasis of malignant peritoneal epithelioid mesothelioma in endoscopic gastric biopsy: a diagnostic pitfall.
Daniele L, Righi A, Ferraris A, Macrì L, Asioli S
Int J Surg Pathol 2011 Apr;19(2):217-9. Epub 2008 Sep 14 doi: 10.1177/1066896908324257. PMID: 18794170
Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma: quantitative analysis of asbestos burden.
Kurimoto R, Kishimoto T, Nagai Y, Takazawa H, Sakaue N, Shinohara Y, Hiroshima K
Pathol Int 2009 Nov;59(11):823-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1827.2009.02452.x. PMID: 19883435
Well-differentiated papillary mesothelioma of the peritoneum: a pathological analysis and review of the literature.
Hoekstra AV, Riben MW, Frumovitz M, Liu J, Ramirez PT
Gynecol Oncol 2005 Jul;98(1):161-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2005.03.031. PMID: 15894368

Therapy

Clinicopathological characteristics of primary peritoneal epithelioid mesothelioma of clear cell type: A case report.
Du XM, Wei YP, Gao Y, Li Z, Zhang JM, Chang H, Li Y
Medicine (Baltimore) 2021 Mar 26;100(12):e25264. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000025264. PMID: 33761726Free PMC Article
Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma: quantitative analysis of asbestos burden.
Kurimoto R, Kishimoto T, Nagai Y, Takazawa H, Sakaue N, Shinohara Y, Hiroshima K
Pathol Int 2009 Nov;59(11):823-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1827.2009.02452.x. PMID: 19883435

Prognosis

Primary peritoneal epithelioid mesothelioma of clear cell type with a novel VHL gene mutation: a case report.
Smith-Hannah A, Naous R
Hum Pathol 2019 Jan;83:199-203. Epub 2018 Aug 14 doi: 10.1016/j.humpath.2018.07.033. PMID: 30118736
Well-differentiated papillary mesothelioma of the peritoneum: a pathological analysis and review of the literature.
Hoekstra AV, Riben MW, Frumovitz M, Liu J, Ramirez PT
Gynecol Oncol 2005 Jul;98(1):161-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2005.03.031. PMID: 15894368

Clinical prediction guides

Clinicopathological characteristics of primary peritoneal epithelioid mesothelioma of clear cell type: A case report.
Du XM, Wei YP, Gao Y, Li Z, Zhang JM, Chang H, Li Y
Medicine (Baltimore) 2021 Mar 26;100(12):e25264. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000025264. PMID: 33761726Free PMC Article

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