Non Differentiated Peritoneal Mesothelioma, Peritoneal Mesothelioma A Rare Varient

Surgery and chemotherapy are the most successful treatments to improve prognosis.

Halloween images free. Well differentiated papillary mesothelioma wdpm of the peritoneum is a rare subtype of peritoneal epithelioid mesothelioma which typically has low malignant potential. 1 3 58 wdpmp is usually asymptomatic and often an incidental finding. The differentiation of peritoneal epithelioid mesothelioma from serous papilla ry carcinoma of the ovary or peritoneum can be problematic.

Peritoneal mesothelioma has two clinical types which can be differentiated with the help of ct findings the dry type and the wet. Discover symptoms treatment options life expectancy and more for peritoneal mesothelioma. Well differentiated papillary mesothelioma of the peritoneum wdpmp is a rare but distinct subtype of epithelioid mesothelioma.

Differentiation of peritoneal mesothelioma and serous carcinoma of the ovary peritoneum ovarian serous carcinomas are about ten times as common as primary peritoneal carcinomas 17. Most studies of the immunohistochemical differentiation of mesothelioma. Malignant mesothelioma cystic mesothelioma or well differentiated papillary mesothelioma.

The best chance you have of a good prognosis for peritoneal mesothelioma is with an early diagnosis. The clinicopathologic features of peritoneal mesotheliomas vary among these subtypes and their ct features vary as well table 1. Peritoneal mesotheliomas are characterized as one of three pathologic subtypes.

Peritoneal mesothelioma is a cancer caused by asbestos exposure that develops in the abdomen. It most commonly occurs in young women lacking a history of asbestos exposure. For multicystic peritoneal mesothelioma studies have found a 5 year survival rate of 90 progression free and 10 year survival rate of 72 without disease progression.

How to improve prognosis. For peritoneal mesothelioma the median survival time without disease progressionthat is the time a patient lives from diagnosis with no further worsening of the diseaseis just 139 months. Wdpm is usually benign but can turn into malignant mesothelioma.

It is classified as dry when there are multiple tiny masses or one dominant localized mass and generally little or no ascites. 14 wdpmp is common in young women without definite cause. 13 5 9 because of its rarity cytopathologists are not familiar with wdpmp.

Microscopic examination reveals a bland mesothelial lesion with features of well differentiated papillary mesothelioma including branching papillae lined by a single layer of bland cuboidal mesothelial cells. Well differentiated papillary mesothelioma or wdpm is a rare epithelioid mesothelioma subtype. Well differentiated papillary mesothelioma has fewer reported case studies so data for survival rates and rate of recurrence is limited.

Only 38 female patients with peritoneal wpdm have been reported in the literature and no uniform treatment recommendation has been established.