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Cystic mucinous tumours of the mesentery and retroperitoneum: report of three cases
Author(s) -
BANERJEE R.,
GOUGH J.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
histopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.626
H-Index - 124
eISSN - 1365-2559
pISSN - 0309-0167
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2559.1988.tb01972.x
Subject(s) - mucinous cystadenoma , mesentery , mucinous cystadenocarcinoma , medicine , appendix , ovary , pseudomyxoma peritonei , metaplasia , cystadenoma , lymph , pathology , biology , pancreas , paleontology
A mucinous cystadenoma of the mesentery and two borderline mucinous cystadenocarcinomas of the mesentery and retroperitoneum are reported. The patients were females, aged 38, 47 and 58 years. The cysts showed identical features to those commonly seen in the appendix and ovary. One of our cases, with ‘borderline’ histology, developed metastases to mediastinal lymph nodes, 4 years after diagnosis. We suggest that these tumours develop through mucinous metaplasia in pre‐existing mesothelium‐lined cysts, the latter being the commonest cysts in this location.