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Primary peritoneal serous adenocarcinoma

MedGen UID:
269517
•Concept ID:
C1514429
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Primary Peritoneal Serous Adenocarcinoma; primary peritoneal serous adenocarcinoma
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0006386

Definition

A rare, serous adenocarcinoma that arises from the lining of the peritoneum. It affects females. The clinical behavior and pathologic characteristics are similar to the serous adenocarcinoma that arises from the ovary. [from NCI]

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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
First-Line Management of Advanced High-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer.
Mahmood RD, Morgan RD, Edmondson RJ, Clamp AR, Jayson GC
Curr Oncol Rep 2020 Jun 4;22(6):64. doi: 10.1007/s11912-020-00933-8. PMID: 32494876Free PMC Article
Diagnosis and management of metastatic neoplasms with unknown primary.
Bochtler T, Löffler H, Krämer A
Semin Diagn Pathol 2018 May;35(3):199-206. Epub 2017 Nov 26 doi: 10.1053/j.semdp.2017.11.013. PMID: 29203116

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Diagnosis

Primary peritoneal psammocarcinoma: A case presenting with an upper abdominal mass and elevated CA-125.
Whitcomb BP, Kost ER, Hines JF, Zahn CM, Hall KL
Gynecol Oncol 1999 May;73(2):331-4. doi: 10.1006/gyno.1998.5309. PMID: 10329057
Primary neoplasia of the female peritoneum.
Fox H
Histopathology 1993 Aug;23(2):103-10. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2559.1993.tb00467.x. PMID: 8406381

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