OBJECTIVE: We present a case of primary retroperitoneal mucinous cystadenocarcinoma in a 38-year-old woman. STUDY DESIGN: The tumor was resected with a segment of adjacent descending colon. Five years after the operation, the patient is well, without evidence of recurring disease, based on clinical investigation and modern imaging techniques. RESULTS: In the light of the literature, it appears most likely that this rare tumor is caused by coelomic metaplasia. On the basis of the histopathologic findings in our case and the reports from the literature, we recommend radical tumor excision en bloc with all infiltrated adjacent structures. CONCLUSION: Added removal of unaffected uterus and adnexes makes young women infertile and climacteric and is not yet validated by long-term results.
OBJECTIVE: We present a case of primary retroperitoneal mucinous cystadenocarcinoma in a 38-year-old woman. STUDY DESIGN: The tumor was resected with a segment of adjacent descending colon. Five years after the operation, the patient is well, without evidence of recurring disease, based on clinical investigation and modern imaging techniques. RESULTS: In the light of the literature, it appears most likely that this rare tumor is caused by coelomic metaplasia. On the basis of the histopathologic findings in our case and the reports from the literature, we recommend radical tumor excision en bloc with all infiltrated adjacent structures. CONCLUSION: Added removal of unaffected uterus and adnexes makes young womeninfertile and climacteric and is not yet validated by long-term results.
Authors: Sun Ah Lee; Sung Hwa Bae; Hun Mo Ryoo; Hyun Young Jung; Saet Byul Jang; Yoon Seup Kum Journal: Korean J Intern Med Date: 2007-12 Impact factor: 2.884
Authors: David Cantú de León; Delia Pérez-Montiel; José Chanona-Vilchis; Alfonso Dueñas-González; Verónica Villavicencio-Valencia; Gladys Zavala-Casas Journal: World J Surg Oncol Date: 2007-01-15 Impact factor: 2.754