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Primary peritoneal psammocarcinoma
Author(s) -
Arole Vidya Chandrakant,
Deshpande Kalpana Ananad,
Jadhav Dipashri Bhaurao,
Jogi Akash
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1447-0756
pISSN - 1341-8076
DOI - 10.1111/jog.13355
Subject(s) - peritoneum , medicine , serous fluid , ovary , serous carcinoma , pathology , serous membrane , cancer , ovarian cancer
Psammocarcinoma is a rare low‐grade serous carcinoma arising either from ovary or peritoneum and is characterized by extensive psammomatous calcifications and invasion of surrounding structures. Prognostically, psammocarcinoma resembles borderline serous tumor and has a much more favorable outcome than the common serous carcinoma of ovary and peritoneum.

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