[A case of peritoneal serous papillary adenocarcinoma]

Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 2009 Mar;36(3):497-500.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

A78-year-old female was admitted to our hospital with anorexia due to ascites. We were not able to diagnose by cytological diagnosis. For a definite diagnosis she underwent an open biopsy. Histological findings revealed observable papillary adenocarcinoma with psammoma body, carcinoma cells were positive for Ber-EP4 on immunostaining, and ovaries were normal. Thus, we made a diagnosis of peritoneal serous papillary adenocarcinoma. She was treated by intraperitoneal administration of CDDP(20 mg/day: day 1, every four weeks). Ascites vanished and CA125 was within the normal range. There was no recurrence after 3 years, but Virchow's lymph node metastasis occurred. The patient is still alive 12 months after metastasis with CDDP intraperitoneal administration.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma, Papillary / drug therapy
  • Adenocarcinoma, Papillary / pathology*
  • Adenocarcinoma, Papillary / surgery
  • Aged
  • Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Neoplasm Invasiveness
  • Peritoneal Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Peritoneal Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Peritoneal Neoplasms / surgery
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents