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| Year : 2014 | Volume
: 20
| Issue : 2 | Page : 157--159 |
Primary peritoneal serous carcinoma: A rare case and palliative approach
Viral M Bhanvadia, Jignesh K Parmar, Yogendra G Madan, Shamim S Sheikh
Department of Pathology, M.P. Shah Govt. Medical College, Jamnagar Gujarat, India
Correspondence Address:
Viral M Bhanvadia
Department of Pathology, M.P. Shah Govt. Medical College, Jamnagar Gujarat
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0973-1075.132653
Primary peritoneal serous carcinoma (PPSC) is a rare primary malignancy that diffusely involves the peritoneum, indistinguishable clinically and histopathologically from primary serous ovarian carcinoma. The origin of PPSC has not been well characterized. Here we present a case of PPSC diagnosed in ultrasonography-guided fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) in a 76- old female presenting with ascites, abdominal pain, distension and constipation. PPSC is an unusual tumour but cytomorphology is distinctive enough to diagnose preoperatively. In the case report hereby described PPSC is an inoperable malignancy, hence chemotherapy and palliative care are the only offered treatment.
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