Bilgin T, Ozuysal S, Cankiliç H
Department of Obstetrics, Faculty of Medicine, Uludağ University, Bursa, Turkey.
Int J Gynecol Cancer. 2006 Jan-Feb;16 Suppl 1:129-31. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1438.2006.00320.x.
Psammocarcinoma is a rare type of serous carcinoma arising from the ovaries or the peritoneum. Histopathologically, it has large deposits of psammoma bodies, invasion to surrounding tissues, and low-grade cytologic atypia. Biologic behavior is similar to borderline serous tumors with a favorable survival time. Primary surgical debulking with complete resection of the tumor should be the main surgical approach, while the benefit of postoperative chemotherapy remains unknown. A new case of primary peritoneal psammocarcinoma with survival after an initial diagnosis of 5.5 years is presented with a literature review.
