A case of primary serous papillary carcinoma with unusual clinical presentation: distant lympho nodes metastasis without peritoneal dissemination

Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2008 Dec;278(6):579-83. doi: 10.1007/s00404-008-0616-5. Epub 2008 Mar 13.

Abstract

Case report: A 50-year-old woman with primary serous papillary carcinoma (PSPC) of peritoneal origin located in the posterior uterine serosa and cul-de-sac without peritoneal dissemination. No peritoneal dissemination was detected but the tumor metastasized to para-aortic and supraclavicular lymph nodes. After first chemotherapy course, pericardial effusion occurred. A pericardiectomy was performed to prevent cardiac failure. Subsequent chemotherapy with paclitaxel and carboplatin was effective against this tumor

Conclusion: In general, a typical type of PSPC usually develops distant metastasis with diffuse peritoneal dissemination; the present case shows unusual clinical behavior.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Cystadenocarcinoma, Papillary / drug therapy
  • Cystadenocarcinoma, Papillary / pathology*
  • Cystadenocarcinoma, Papillary / surgery
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hysterectomy
  • Lymphatic Metastasis
  • Middle Aged
  • Peritoneal Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Peritoneal Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Peritoneal Neoplasms / surgery