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Primary Peritoneal Undifferentiated Carcinoma

MedGen UID:
1699916
•Concept ID:
C5206646
•
Neoplastic Process

Definition

An extremely rare carcinoma arising from the peritoneum. It is characterized by the presence of a diffuse malignant infiltrate that is composed of epithelial cells without evidence of glandular or squamous differentiation. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPrimary Peritoneal Undifferentiated Carcinoma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Ovarian Cancer, Version 2.2020, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology.
Armstrong DK, Alvarez RD, Bakkum-Gamez JN, Barroilhet L, Behbakht K, Berchuck A, Chen LM, Cristea M, DeRosa M, Eisenhauer EL, Gershenson DM, Gray HJ, Grisham R, Hakam A, Jain A, Karam A, Konecny GE, Leath CA, Liu J, Mahdi H, Martin L, Matei D, McHale M, McLean K, Miller DS, O'Malley DM, Percac-Lima S, Ratner E, Remmenga SW, Vargas R, Werner TL, Zsiros E, Burns JL, Engh AM
J Natl Compr Canc Netw 2021 Feb 2;19(2):191-226. doi: 10.6004/jnccn.2021.0007. PMID: 33545690
Appendiceal Mucinous Neoplasms: Diagnosis and Management.
Shaib WL, Assi R, Shamseddine A, Alese OB, Staley C 3rd, Memis B, Adsay V, Bekaii-Saab T, El-Rayes BF
Oncologist 2017 Sep;22(9):1107-1116. Epub 2017 Jun 29 doi: 10.1634/theoncologist.2017-0081. PMID: 28663356Free PMC Article
Management of borderline ovarian tumours.
Gershenson DM
Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol 2017 May;41:49-59. Epub 2016 Oct 3 doi: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2016.09.012. PMID: 27780698

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Establishment of an ovarian cancer omentum metastasis-related prognostic model by integrated analysis of scRNA-seq and bulk RNA-seq.
Zhang D, Lu W, Cui S, Mei H, Wu X, Zhuo Z
J Ovarian Res 2022 Nov 23;15(1):123. doi: 10.1186/s13048-022-01059-0. PMID: 36424614Free PMC Article
Low-grade serous ovarian cancer: State of the science.
Slomovitz B, Gourley C, Carey MS, Malpica A, Shih IM, Huntsman D, Fader AN, Grisham RN, Schlumbrecht M, Sun CC, Ludemann J, Cooney GA, Coleman R, Sood AK, Mahdi H, Wong KK, Covens A, O'Malley DM, Lecuru F, Cobb LP, Caputo TA, May T, Huang M, Siemon J, Fernández ML, Ray-Coquard I, Gershenson DM
Gynecol Oncol 2020 Mar;156(3):715-725. Epub 2020 Jan 20 doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2019.12.033. PMID: 31969252
Fallopian Tube Carcinoma.
Stasenko M, Fillipova O, Tew WP
J Oncol Pract 2019 Jul;15(7):375-382. Epub 2019 Jul 8 doi: 10.1200/JOP.18.00662. PMID: 31283415
The histopathological classification, diagnosis and differential diagnosis of mucinous appendiceal neoplasms, appendiceal adenocarcinomas and pseudomyxoma peritonei.
Carr NJ, Bibeau F, Bradley RF, Dartigues P, Feakins RM, Geisinger KR, Gui X, Isaac S, Milione M, Misdraji J, Pai RK, Rodriguez-Justo M, Sobin LH, van Velthuysen MF, Yantiss RK
Histopathology 2017 Dec;71(6):847-858. Epub 2017 Sep 19 doi: 10.1111/his.13324. PMID: 28746986
Randomized trial of cytoreduction and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy versus systemic chemotherapy and palliative surgery in patients with peritoneal carcinomatosis of colorectal cancer.
Verwaal VJ, van Ruth S, de Bree E, van Sloothen GW, van Tinteren H, Boot H, Zoetmulder FA
J Clin Oncol 2003 Oct 15;21(20):3737-43. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2003.04.187. PMID: 14551293

Diagnosis

Primary peritoneal serous carcinoma: a primer for radiologists.
Gan J, Herzog J, Smith DA, Vos D, Kikano E, Tirumani SH, Ramaiya NH
Clin Imaging 2022 Mar;83:56-64. Epub 2021 Dec 24 doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2021.12.007. PMID: 34974267
Non-neoplastic conditions mimicking peritoneal carcinomatosis at CT imaging.
Elmohr MM, Elsayes KM, Pickhardt PJ
Br J Radiol 2020 Sep 1;93(1113):20200401. Epub 2020 Jul 3 doi: 10.1259/bjr.20200401. PMID: 32516560Free PMC Article
The histopathological classification, diagnosis and differential diagnosis of mucinous appendiceal neoplasms, appendiceal adenocarcinomas and pseudomyxoma peritonei.
Carr NJ, Bibeau F, Bradley RF, Dartigues P, Feakins RM, Geisinger KR, Gui X, Isaac S, Milione M, Misdraji J, Pai RK, Rodriguez-Justo M, Sobin LH, van Velthuysen MF, Yantiss RK
Histopathology 2017 Dec;71(6):847-858. Epub 2017 Sep 19 doi: 10.1111/his.13324. PMID: 28746986
Abdominal cocoon.
Katz CB, Diggory RT, Samee A
BMJ Case Rep 2014 Mar 28;2014 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2013-203102. PMID: 24682136Free PMC Article
Peritoneal carcinomatosis.
Raptopoulos V, Gourtsoyiannis N
Eur Radiol 2001;11(11):2195-206. doi: 10.1007/s003300100998. PMID: 11702160

Therapy

Randomized trial of primary debulking surgery versus neoadjuvant chemotherapy for advanced epithelial ovarian cancer (SCORPION-NCT01461850).
Fagotti A, Ferrandina MG, Vizzielli G, Pasciuto T, Fanfani F, Gallotta V, Margariti PA, Chiantera V, Costantini B, Gueli Alletti S, Cosentino F, Scambia G
Int J Gynecol Cancer 2020 Nov;30(11):1657-1664. Epub 2020 Oct 7 doi: 10.1136/ijgc-2020-001640. PMID: 33028623
PARP Inhibitors in the Management of Ovarian Cancer: ASCO Guideline.
Tew WP, Lacchetti C, Ellis A, Maxian K, Banerjee S, Bookman M, Jones MB, Lee JM, Lheureux S, Liu JF, Moore KN, Muller C, Rodriguez P, Walsh C, Westin SN, Kohn EC
J Clin Oncol 2020 Oct 20;38(30):3468-3493. Epub 2020 Aug 13 doi: 10.1200/JCO.20.01924. PMID: 32790492Free PMC Article
CALLA: Efficacy and safety of concurrent and adjuvant durvalumab with chemoradiotherapy versus chemoradiotherapy alone in women with locally advanced cervical cancer: a phase III, randomized, double-blind, multicenter study.
Mayadev J, Nunes AT, Li M, Marcovitz M, Lanasa MC, Monk BJ
Int J Gynecol Cancer 2020 Jul;30(7):1065-1070. Epub 2020 May 23 doi: 10.1136/ijgc-2019-001135. PMID: 32447296Free PMC Article
Primary cytoreductive surgery with or without hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) for FIGO stage III epithelial ovarian cancer: OVHIPEC-2, a phase III randomized clinical trial.
Koole S, van Stein R, Sikorska K, Barton D, Perrin L, Brennan D, Zivanovic O, Mosgaard BJ, Fagotti A, Colombo PE, Sonke G, Driel WJV; OVHIPEC-2 Steering Committee and the Dutch OVHIPEC group
Int J Gynecol Cancer 2020 Jun;30(6):888-892. Epub 2020 Mar 23 doi: 10.1136/ijgc-2020-001231. PMID: 32205449Free PMC Article
Low-grade serous ovarian cancer: State of the science.
Slomovitz B, Gourley C, Carey MS, Malpica A, Shih IM, Huntsman D, Fader AN, Grisham RN, Schlumbrecht M, Sun CC, Ludemann J, Cooney GA, Coleman R, Sood AK, Mahdi H, Wong KK, Covens A, O'Malley DM, Lecuru F, Cobb LP, Caputo TA, May T, Huang M, Siemon J, Fernández ML, Ray-Coquard I, Gershenson DM
Gynecol Oncol 2020 Mar;156(3):715-725. Epub 2020 Jan 20 doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2019.12.033. PMID: 31969252

Prognosis

Establishment of an ovarian cancer omentum metastasis-related prognostic model by integrated analysis of scRNA-seq and bulk RNA-seq.
Zhang D, Lu W, Cui S, Mei H, Wu X, Zhuo Z
J Ovarian Res 2022 Nov 23;15(1):123. doi: 10.1186/s13048-022-01059-0. PMID: 36424614Free PMC Article
Primary peritoneal serous carcinoma: a primer for radiologists.
Gan J, Herzog J, Smith DA, Vos D, Kikano E, Tirumani SH, Ramaiya NH
Clin Imaging 2022 Mar;83:56-64. Epub 2021 Dec 24 doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2021.12.007. PMID: 34974267
Fallopian Tube Carcinoma.
Stasenko M, Fillipova O, Tew WP
J Oncol Pract 2019 Jul;15(7):375-382. Epub 2019 Jul 8 doi: 10.1200/JOP.18.00662. PMID: 31283415
Primary peritoneal psammocarcinoma.
Arole VC, Deshpande KA, Jadhav DB, Jogi A
J Obstet Gynaecol Res 2017 Aug;43(8):1366-1372. Epub 2017 May 19 doi: 10.1111/jog.13355. PMID: 28544349
Peritoneal carcinomatosis.
Raptopoulos V, Gourtsoyiannis N
Eur Radiol 2001;11(11):2195-206. doi: 10.1007/s003300100998. PMID: 11702160

Clinical prediction guides

Establishment of an ovarian cancer omentum metastasis-related prognostic model by integrated analysis of scRNA-seq and bulk RNA-seq.
Zhang D, Lu W, Cui S, Mei H, Wu X, Zhuo Z
J Ovarian Res 2022 Nov 23;15(1):123. doi: 10.1186/s13048-022-01059-0. PMID: 36424614Free PMC Article
Single-cell RNA-seq recognized the initiator of epithelial ovarian cancer recurrence.
Kan T, Zhang S, Zhou S, Zhang Y, Zhao Y, Gao Y, Zhang T, Gao F, Wang X, Zhao L, Yang M
Oncogene 2022 Feb;41(6):895-906. Epub 2022 Jan 7 doi: 10.1038/s41388-021-02139-z. PMID: 34992217
Emricasan to prevent new decompensation in patients with NASH-related decompensated cirrhosis.
Frenette C, Kayali Z, Mena E, Mantry PS, Lucas KJ, Neff G, Rodriguez M, Thuluvath PJ, Weinberg E, Bhandari BR, Robinson J, Wedick N, Chan JL, Hagerty DT, Kowdley KV; IDN-6556-17 Study Investigators
J Hepatol 2021 Feb;74(2):274-282. Epub 2020 Oct 8 doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2020.09.029. PMID: 33038432
A Consensus for Classification and Pathologic Reporting of Pseudomyxoma Peritonei and Associated Appendiceal Neoplasia: The Results of the Peritoneal Surface Oncology Group International (PSOGI) Modified Delphi Process.
Carr NJ, Cecil TD, Mohamed F, Sobin LH, Sugarbaker PH, González-Moreno S, Taflampas P, Chapman S, Moran BJ; Peritoneal Surface Oncology Group International
Am J Surg Pathol 2016 Jan;40(1):14-26. doi: 10.1097/PAS.0000000000000535. PMID: 26492181
Germline and somatic mutations in homologous recombination genes predict platinum response and survival in ovarian, fallopian tube, and peritoneal carcinomas.
Pennington KP, Walsh T, Harrell MI, Lee MK, Pennil CC, Rendi MH, Thornton A, Norquist BM, Casadei S, Nord AS, Agnew KJ, Pritchard CC, Scroggins S, Garcia RL, King MC, Swisher EM
Clin Cancer Res 2014 Feb 1;20(3):764-75. Epub 2013 Nov 15 doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-13-2287. PMID: 24240112Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

[(68)Ga]Ga-FAPI-04 PET MRI/CT in the evaluation of gastric carcinomas compared with [(18)F]-FDG PET MRI/CT: a meta-analysis.
Wang Y, Luo W, Li Y
Eur J Med Res 2023 Jan 18;28(1):34. doi: 10.1186/s40001-023-00997-9. PMID: 36653862Free PMC Article
Peritoneal carcinomatosis after minimally invasive surgery versus open radical hysterectomy: systematic review and meta-analysis.
Hoegl J, Viveros-Carreño D, Palacios T, Gallego-Ardila A, Rauh-Hain JA, Estrada EE, Noll F, Krause K, Baiocchi G, Minig L, Grillo-Ardila CF, Pareja R
Int J Gynecol Cancer 2022 Dec 5;32(12):1497-1504. doi: 10.1136/ijgc-2022-003937. PMID: 36351746
Risk of Peritoneal Carcinomatosis After Risk-Reducing Salpingo-Oophorectomy: A Systematic Review and Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis.
Steenbeek MP, van Bommel MHD, Bulten J, Hulsmann JA, Bogaerts J, Garcia C, Cun HT, Lu KH, van Beekhuizen HJ, Minig L, Gaarenstroom KN, Nobbenhuis M, Krajc M, Rudaitis V, Norquist BM, Swisher EM, Mourits MJE, Massuger LFAG, Hoogerbrugge N, Hermens RPMG, IntHout J, de Hullu JA
J Clin Oncol 2022 Jun 10;40(17):1879-1891. Epub 2022 Mar 18 doi: 10.1200/JCO.21.02016. PMID: 35302882Free PMC Article
Clinics and pathology of Krukenberg tumor: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Lionetti R, DE Luca M, Raffone A, Travaglino A, Coppellotti A, Peltrini R, Bracale U, D'Ambra M, Insabato L, Zullo F, D'Armiento M, Corcione F
Minerva Obstet Gynecol 2022 Aug;74(4):356-363. Epub 2021 May 4 doi: 10.23736/S2724-606X.21.04797-7. PMID: 33944524
PARP Inhibitors in the Management of Ovarian Cancer: ASCO Guideline.
Tew WP, Lacchetti C, Ellis A, Maxian K, Banerjee S, Bookman M, Jones MB, Lee JM, Lheureux S, Liu JF, Moore KN, Muller C, Rodriguez P, Walsh C, Westin SN, Kohn EC
J Clin Oncol 2020 Oct 20;38(30):3468-3493. Epub 2020 Aug 13 doi: 10.1200/JCO.20.01924. PMID: 32790492Free PMC Article

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