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A case of primary retroperitoneal serous adenocarcinoma
Author(s) -
Arichi Naoko,
Yasumoto Hiroaki,
Mitsui Yozo,
Hiraoka Takeo,
Honda Satoshi,
Shiina Hiroaki,
Igawa Mikio
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
international journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.172
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1442-2042
pISSN - 0919-8172
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2011.02875.x
Subject(s) - medicine , serous fluid , adjuvant chemotherapy , malignancy , pathological , adenocarcinoma , ovarian carcinoma , chemotherapy , radiology , surgery , ovarian cancer , cancer , breast cancer
Primary retroperitoneal serous adenocarcinoma (PRSA) is an extremely rare malignancy, of which only six cases have been reported in the literature. Here, we describe a PRSA in a 75‐year‐old woman treated with surgical excision and adjuvant chemotherapy. The pathological features of PRSA resemble those of ovarian serous carcinoma, which suggests that a combination of surgical excision with adjuvant chemotherapy may be the best option.