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The '''peritoneum''' is a much neglected area, with relatively little [[pathology]]. It includes the omentum which is dealt with in the ''[[omentum]]'' article. | The '''peritoneum''' is a much neglected area, with relatively little [[pathology]]. It includes the omentum which is dealt with in the ''[[omentum]]'' article. | ||
=Benign= | |||
==Peritoneal inclusion cyst== | |||
*[[AKA]] ''benign multicystic mesothelioma''.<ref name=pmid19386139>{{Cite journal | last1 = Vallerie | first1 = AM. | last2 = Lerner | first2 = JP. | last3 = Wright | first3 = JD. | last4 = Baxi | first4 = LV. | title = Peritoneal inclusion cysts: a review. | journal = Obstet Gynecol Surv | volume = 64 | issue = 5 | pages = 321-34 | month = May | year = 2009 | doi = 10.1097/OGX.0b013e31819f93d4 | PMID = 19386139 }}</ref> | |||
**Should '''not''' be confused with ''[[malignant mesothelioma]]''. | |||
*[[AKA]] ''inflammatory cyst of the peritoneum''. | |||
*[[AKA]] ''[[mesothelial inclusion cyst]]''. (???) | |||
===General=== | |||
*Usu. conservative management. | |||
*Serum CA-125 usu. low. | |||
*May occur in men.<ref name=pmid12239771>{{Cite journal | last1 = Cavallaro | first1 = A. | last2 = Murazio | first2 = M. | last3 = Modugno | first3 = P. | last4 = Vona | first4 = A. | last5 = Revelli | first5 = L. | last6 = Potenza | first6 = AE. | last7 = Colli | first7 = R. | title = Benign multicystic mesothelioma of the peritoneum: a case report. | journal = Chir Ital | volume = 54 | issue = 4 | pages = 569-72 | month = | year = | doi = | PMID = 12239771 }}</ref> | |||
===Microscopic=== | |||
Features:<ref name=pmid19386139/><ref name=pmid18349460>{{Cite journal | last1 = Levy | first1 = AD. | last2 = Arnáiz | first2 = J. | last3 = Shaw | first3 = JC. | last4 = Sobin | first4 = LH. | title = From the archives of the AFIP: primary peritoneal tumors: imaging features with pathologic correlation. | journal = Radiographics | volume = 28 | issue = 2 | pages = 583-607; quiz 621-2 | month = | year = | doi = 10.1148/rg.282075175 | PMID = 18349460 | URL = http://radiographics.rsna.org/content/28/2/583.full}}</ref> | |||
*Thin-walled, irregular-shaped, cysts - unicystic or multicystic. | |||
**Mesothelial lining. | |||
**Eosinophilic fluid. | |||
Image: | |||
*[http://radiographics.rsna.org/content/28/2/583/F30.expansion.html Multicystic mesothelioma (rsna.org)]. | |||
=Malignant= | |||
==Primary peritoneal serous carcinoma== | ==Primary peritoneal serous carcinoma== | ||
===General=== | ===General=== | ||
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*Like serous carcinoma elsewhere - see ''[[ovarian serous carcinoma]]''. | *Like serous carcinoma elsewhere - see ''[[ovarian serous carcinoma]]''. | ||
=See also= | |||
*[[Omentum]]. | *[[Omentum]]. | ||
*[[Gynecologic pathology]]. | *[[Gynecologic pathology]]. | ||
*[[Serous carcinoma]]. | *[[Serous carcinoma]]. | ||
=References= | |||
{{Reflist| | {{Reflist|2}} | ||
[[Category:Gynecologic pathology]] | [[Category:Gynecologic pathology]] | ||