J Korean Surg Soc.
2007 Oct;73(4):344-349.
Primary Retroperitoneal Mucinous Cystadenocarcioma Involving the Splenic Hilum
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, the Catholic University of Korea, Uijeongbu, Korea. keehwan@catholic.ac.kr
Abstract
- Primary retroperitoneal mucinous cystadenocarcinoma is a rare tumor, and it is similar to its ovarian counterpart, but it is without any evidence of ovarian, pancreatic or any other extra-retroperitoneal origin. The histogenesis of this neoplasm remains uncertain. Mucinous or colemic metaplasia of the retroperitoneal mesothelium has recently been proposed as its origin. A 39-year-old woman was diagnosed with a 13-cm cystic lesion in the left retroperitoneum; this was mucinous cystadenocarcinoma and no primary tumor was identified. We report here on a primary retroperitoneal mucinous cystadenocarcinoma that involved the splenic hilum, and we include a review of literature.
