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Rare disease
Elevated CA125 in primary peritoneal serous psammocarcinoma: a case report and review of the literature
  1. Deng Zhen-Zhong1,
  2. Ning Zheng2,
  3. Heng Liu2,
  4. Dong-Ying Liao3,
  5. Xiao-Qin Ye2,
  6. Qiu-Ming Zhou2,
  7. Jie, Ma4,
  8. Huai-Hui Li2,
  9. Qi Liu2,
  10. Kang-Min Lu2
  1. 1
    Nanjing University, Medical School, Room 902, Taoyuan 2 Building, Nanjing, 210093, China
  2. 2
    Jinling Hospital, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 305 East Zhongshan Road, Nanjing, 210002, China
  3. 3
    People’s Hospital of Jishui, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ji-an, Jiangxi, 210002, China
  4. 4
    Jinling Hospital, Pathology, 305 East Zhongshan Road, Nanjing, 210002, China
  1. Deng Zhen-Zhong, dengzhenzhong{at}hotmail.com

Summary

Psammocarcinoma is a rare form of serous carcinoma of the ovary or peritoneum, and it is characterised by extensive psammoma body formation and invasion of surrounding structures. This report describes the case of a 42-year-old woman who presented with large ascites and raised CA125 level. Following a full staging laparotomy, she was made stable in stage IIIC. Despite the limited number of cases reported, the clinical prognosis of carcinomas resembling the serous borderline lesions seems much more favourable than the common serous carcinomas. A summary of all the reported cases is provided to highlight the clinical and prognostic features of this scarce tumour.

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr.10.2008.1063

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    • Competing interests: none.

    • Patient consent: Patient/guardian consent was obtained for publication.