Para Ovarian Benign Multicystic Mesothelioma-A Case Report

Sheelaa, Wills G.; Bai, A Gowri

doi:10.26717/bjstr.2017.01.000458

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“…Until the definition of the lineage origin by the WHO, ovarian mesotheliomas may have been reported under a wide variety of diagnostic terms (e.g., adenomatoid tumors) [54][55][56][57][58][59][60][61][62][63]. In our review, we only focused on the 11 articles that referred to ovarian mesothelioma as such (listed in Table 3) [64][65][66][67][68][69][70][71][72].…”

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Primary Ovarian Mesothelioma: A Case Series with Electron Microscopy Examination and Review of the Literature

Vimercati

Cavone

Delfino

et al. 2021

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Primary ovarian mesothelioma is a rare, aggressive neoplastic disease with a poor prognosis. At onset, the tumor is only rarely limited to the ovaries and usually already widespread in the peritoneum. The rarity of this entity and the difficulties differentiating it from either ovarian carcinoma or peritoneal mesothelioma may lead to frequent misdiagnoses and may raise some concerns about its histogenesis. Thus, reporting such rare cases is fundamental to gain greater awareness of this neoplasm and try to answer unsolved questions. Herein, we described four cases of histological diagnoses of ovarian mesothelioma extrapolated by the regional mesothelioma register of Apulia (southern Italy). In all cases, a detailed medical history was collected according to national mesothelioma register guidelines. A broad panel of antibodies was used for immunohistochemistry to confirm the diagnoses. Moreover, ovarian tissue samples were also examined by transmission and scanning electron microscopy, detecting asbestos fibers and talc crystals in two cases. Because of the few cases described, we reviewed the English literature in the Medline database, focusing on articles about ovarian mesothelioma “misclassification”, “misdiagnosis”, “diagnostic challenge” or “diagnostic pitfall” and on unsolved questions about its histogenesis and possible risk factors.

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