Daya D, McCaughey W T
Department of Pathology, Henderson General Hospital, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Cancer. 1990 Jan 15;65(2):292-6. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(19900115)65:2<292::aid-cncr2820650218>3.0.co;2-w.
Twenty-two cases of well-differentiated papillary mesothelioma of the peritoneum (WDPMP) are described. Eighteen of the 22 patients were women. The peritoneal tumor was usually multifocal. Many of the tumors appear to be indolent or inactive and for practical purposes are benign. However, a few patients receiving adjuvant therapy have died under circumstances that make it difficult to determine whether the tumor was responsible for the death. It is suggested that adjuvant therapy be withheld from patients with WDPMP, unless there is clear evidence of progression. The cause of these rare tumors is not apparent, although three patients had had possible exposure to asbestos and two were sisters.
本文描述了22例腹膜高分化乳头状间皮瘤（WDPMP）。22例患者中有18例为女性。腹膜肿瘤通常为多灶性。许多肿瘤似乎呈惰性或无活性，实际上为良性。然而，少数接受辅助治疗的患者在难以确定肿瘤是否为致死原因的情况下死亡。建议对于WDPMP患者不进行辅助治疗，除非有明确的病情进展证据。尽管有3例患者可能接触过石棉且2例为姐妹，但这些罕见肿瘤的病因尚不明确。
