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Serous Surface Papillary Carcinoma

MedGen UID:
137750
•Concept ID:
C0334361
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: EOPPC - Extraovarian primary peritoneal carcinoma; Extraovarian primary peritoneal carcinoma; Primary peritoneal serous carcinoma; Serous surface papillary carcinoma
SNOMED CT: Extraovarian primary peritoneal carcinoma (716649003); EOPPC - Extraovarian primary peritoneal carcinoma (716649003); Primary peritoneal serous carcinoma (716649003); Serous surface papillary carcinoma (716649003)

Definition

An invasive serous adenocarcinoma arising from the ovary and rarely the peritoneum. Morphologically, it may be a well, moderately, or poorly differentiated neoplasm. It is characterized by a papillary growth pattern often associated with the presence of psammoma bodies. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVSerous Surface Papillary Carcinoma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Cytopathology of serous neoplasia of the ovary and the peritoneum: differential diagnosis from mesothelial proliferations.
Pisharodi LR, Bedrossian CW
Diagn Cytopathol 1996 Nov;15(4):292-5. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0339(199611)15:4<292::AID-DC8>3.0.CO;2-G. PMID: 8982583

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Serous surface papillary carcinoma of the peritoneum: clinical, radiologic, and pathologic findings in 11 patients.
Morita H, Aoki J, Taketomi A, Sato N, Endo K
AJR Am J Roentgenol 2004 Oct;183(4):923-8. doi: 10.2214/ajr.183.4.1830923. PMID: 15385282
Tumor angiogenesis and thymidine phosphorylase expression in ovarian carcinomas including serous surface papillary adenocarcinoma of the peritoneum.
Terai Y, Ueda M, Kumagai K, Ueki K, Ueki M
Int J Gynecol Pathol 2000 Oct;19(4):354-60. doi: 10.1097/00004347-200010000-00010. PMID: 11109165
Ovarian involvement by serous surface papillary carcinoma.
Mulhollan TJ, Silva EG, Tornos C, Guerrieri C, Fromm GL, Gershenson D
Int J Gynecol Pathol 1994 Apr;13(2):120-6. doi: 10.1097/00004347-199404000-00003. PMID: 8005732
Normal-sized ovary carcinoma syndrome.
Feuer GA, Shevchuk M, Calanog A
Obstet Gynecol 1989 May;73(5 Pt 1):786-92. PMID: 2704507
Serous surface papillary carcinoma. A clinicopathologic study of 10 cases and comparison with stage III-IV ovarian serous carcinoma.
Mills SE, Andersen WA, Fechner RE, Austin MB
Am J Surg Pathol 1988 Nov;12(11):827-34. PMID: 3189692

Diagnosis

Primary retroperitoneal serous adenocarcinoma: A case report of rare malignancy with literature review.
Win TT, Aye SN, Abdul Hamad NS, Tuan Sharif SE
Indian J Cancer 2021 Apr-Jun;58(2):262-266. doi: 10.4103/ijc.IJC_528_19. PMID: 33402586
CT features of serous surface papillary carcinoma of the ovary.
Kim HJ, Kim JK, Cho KS
AJR Am J Roentgenol 2004 Dec;183(6):1721-4. doi: 10.2214/ajr.183.6.01831721. PMID: 15547217
Normal-sized ovary carcinoma syndrome.
Feuer GA, Shevchuk M, Calanog A
Obstet Gynecol 1989 May;73(5 Pt 1):786-92. PMID: 2704507
Serous papillary carcinomas arising from the peritoneum and ovaries. A clinicopathologic and immunohistochemical comparison.
Wick MR, Mills SE, Dehner LP, Bollinger DJ, Fechner RE
Int J Gynecol Pathol 1989;8(3):179-88. doi: 10.1097/00004347-198909000-00001. PMID: 2475447
Serous surface papillary carcinoma of the ovary: a clinicopathologic study of 16 cases.
Gooneratne S, Sassone M, Blaustein A, Talerman A
Int J Gynecol Pathol 1982;1(3):258-69. doi: 10.1097/00004347-198203000-00003. PMID: 7185762

Prognosis

Primary retroperitoneal serous adenocarcinoma: A case report of rare malignancy with literature review.
Win TT, Aye SN, Abdul Hamad NS, Tuan Sharif SE
Indian J Cancer 2021 Apr-Jun;58(2):262-266. doi: 10.4103/ijc.IJC_528_19. PMID: 33402586
Tumor angiogenesis and thymidine phosphorylase expression in ovarian carcinomas including serous surface papillary adenocarcinoma of the peritoneum.
Terai Y, Ueda M, Kumagai K, Ueki K, Ueki M
Int J Gynecol Pathol 2000 Oct;19(4):354-60. doi: 10.1097/00004347-200010000-00010. PMID: 11109165
Serous surface papillary carcinoma.
Ayhan A, Tuncer ZS, Küçükali T, Yüce K, Aksu T
Eur J Gynaecol Oncol 1996;17(2):137-9. PMID: 8654470
Varieties of serous surface papillary carcinoma of the peritoneum in northern Germany: a thirty-year autopsy study.
Rothacker D, Möbius G
Int J Gynecol Pathol 1995 Oct;14(4):310-8. doi: 10.1097/00004347-199510000-00005. PMID: 8598333
Ovarian involvement by serous surface papillary carcinoma.
Mulhollan TJ, Silva EG, Tornos C, Guerrieri C, Fromm GL, Gershenson D
Int J Gynecol Pathol 1994 Apr;13(2):120-6. doi: 10.1097/00004347-199404000-00003. PMID: 8005732

Clinical prediction guides

Serous surface papillary carcinoma of the peritoneum: clinical, radiologic, and pathologic findings in 11 patients.
Morita H, Aoki J, Taketomi A, Sato N, Endo K
AJR Am J Roentgenol 2004 Oct;183(4):923-8. doi: 10.2214/ajr.183.4.1830923. PMID: 15385282
Serous surface papillary carcinoma. A clinicopathologic study of 10 cases and comparison with stage III-IV ovarian serous carcinoma.
Mills SE, Andersen WA, Fechner RE, Austin MB
Am J Surg Pathol 1988 Nov;12(11):827-34. PMID: 3189692

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