Primary Peritoneal Carcinoma in Complete Remission: a Case Report

Primary peritoneal carcinoma (PPCa) is a relatively uncommonly diagnosed tumor. It has a similar presentation to ovarian cancer. PPCa has a poor prognosis with survival ranging from 12-18 months. PPCa spreads mainly transperitoneally, but lymphatic and hematological metastases have also been reporte...

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Published in:Anticancer research 2011-12, Vol.31 (12), p.4397-4400
Main Authors: RAMOS, Jorge, GUNTURU, Krishna S, KRISHNAMOORTHY, Saravanan, KENNEL, Barton, WASIF SAIF, M
Format: Article
Language:English
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Antineoplastic agents
Antineoplastic Agents - therapeutic use
Biological and medical sciences
Biopsy, Fine-Needle
Carcinoma - diagnosis
Carcinoma - ethnology
Carcinoma - therapy
Chemotherapy
Female
Hispanic Americans
Humans
Lymphatic Diseases - therapy
Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods
Medical Oncology - methods
Medical sciences
Peritoneal Neoplasms - diagnosis
Peritoneal Neoplasms - ethnology
Peritoneal Neoplasms - therapy
Pharmacology. Drug treatments
Positron-Emission Tomography - methods
Prognosis
Remission Induction
Treatment Outcome
Tumors
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Summary:Primary peritoneal carcinoma (PPCa) is a relatively uncommonly diagnosed tumor. It has a similar presentation to ovarian cancer. PPCa has a poor prognosis with survival ranging from 12-18 months. PPCa spreads mainly transperitoneally, but lymphatic and hematological metastases have also been reported. It is a diagnosis of exclusion made after pathological report. Here, a case of a 71-year-old female who presented with early satiety, fatigue, weight loss and left cervical lymphadenopathy and was diagnosed with metastatic PPCa, is reported. The patient was treated with chemotherapy and achieved a complete remission. The management of this rare tumor is discussed herein.
ISSN:0250-7005
1791-7530