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Abdominal Sarcoidosis May Mimic Peritoneal Carcinomatosis
Joint Authors
Togrul, Cihan
Gorkem, Umit
Gungor, Tayfun
Bas, Yılmaz
Source
Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-10-08
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Sarcoidosis is a multisystem inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology.
It shows a great variety of clinical presentation, organ involvement, and disease progression.
Lungs and lymphoid system are the most common sites involved with a frequency of 90% and 30%, respectively.
Extrapulmonary involvement of sarcoidosis is reported in 30% of patients and abdomen is the most frequent site.
Furthermore, peritoneal involvement is extremely rare in sarcoidosis.
The case presented here described peritoneal manifestations of sarcoidosis without involvement of lungs.
A 78-year-old woman possessing signs of malignancy on blood test and abdominal magnetic resonance imaging underwent laparatomy with a suspicion of ovarian malignancy.
The macroscopic interpretation during surgery was peritoneal carcinomatosis.
Total abdominal hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, peritoneal biopsies, total omentectomy, and appendectomy were performed.
Final histopathological result revealed the diagnosis of sarcoidosis.
Clinicians must keep in mind that peritoneal sarcoidosis can mimic intra-abdominal malignancies.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Gorkem, Umit& Gungor, Tayfun& Bas, Yılmaz& Togrul, Cihan. 2015. Abdominal Sarcoidosis May Mimic Peritoneal Carcinomatosis. Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Gorkem, Umit…[et al.]. Abdominal Sarcoidosis May Mimic Peritoneal Carcinomatosis. Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Gorkem, Umit& Gungor, Tayfun& Bas, Yılmaz& Togrul, Cihan. Abdominal Sarcoidosis May Mimic Peritoneal Carcinomatosis. Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1059112
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1059112