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Peritoneal Epithelioid Mesothelioma

MedGen UID:
1686833
Concept ID:
C5206866
Neoplastic Process

Definition

Malignant mesothelioma that arises from the peritoneum. It is characterized by the presence of cells with epithelioid morphology. The epithelioid cells usually have eosinophilic cytoplasm, bland nuclei, and form tubulopapillary, microglandular, or sheet-like patterns. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPeritoneal Epithelioid Mesothelioma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Steadman JA, Grotz TE
J Natl Compr Canc Netw 2023 Sep;21(9):981-986. doi: 10.6004/jnccn.2023.7055. PMID: 37673112
Husain AN, Colby TV, Ordóñez NG, Allen TC, Attanoos RL, Beasley MB, Butnor KJ, Chirieac LR, Churg AM, Dacic S, Galateau-Sallé F, Gibbs A, Gown AM, Krausz T, Litzky LA, Marchevsky A, Nicholson AG, Roggli VL, Sharma AK, Travis WD, Walts AE, Wick MR
Arch Pathol Lab Med 2018 Jan;142(1):89-108. Epub 2017 Jul 7 doi: 10.5858/arpa.2017-0124-RA. PMID: 28686500
Tischoff I, Neid M, Neumann V, Tannapfel A
Recent Results Cancer Res 2011;189:57-78. doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-10862-4_5. PMID: 21479896

Recent clinical studies

Therapy

Du XM, Wei YP, Gao Y, Li Z, Zhang JM, Chang H, Li Y
Medicine (Baltimore) 2021 Mar 26;100(12):e25264. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000025264. PMID: 33761726Free PMC Article
Kurimoto R, Kishimoto T, Nagai Y, Takazawa H, Sakaue N, Shinohara Y, Hiroshima K
Pathol Int 2009 Nov;59(11):823-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1827.2009.02452.x. PMID: 19883435

Prognosis

Smith-Hannah A, Naous R
Hum Pathol 2019 Jan;83:199-203. Epub 2018 Aug 14 doi: 10.1016/j.humpath.2018.07.033. PMID: 30118736
Hoekstra AV, Riben MW, Frumovitz M, Liu J, Ramirez PT
Gynecol Oncol 2005 Jul;98(1):161-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2005.03.031. PMID: 15894368

Clinical prediction guides

Du XM, Wei YP, Gao Y, Li Z, Zhang JM, Chang H, Li Y
Medicine (Baltimore) 2021 Mar 26;100(12):e25264. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000025264. PMID: 33761726Free PMC Article

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