Peritoneal Keratin Granuloma Masquerading as Disseminated Carcinoma

Peritoneal keratin granuloma is a rare lesion included under granulomatous lesions of the peritoneum. It can be of infectious and non-infectious etiology. The lesion presents as a large intra-abdominal necrotic mass often misinterpreted clinically as a disseminated carcinoma. We report a case of per...

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Veröffentlicht in:Case reports in gastroenterology 2010-02, Vol.4 (1), p.31-34
Hauptverfasser: Tripathy, Kalpalata, Misra, Aparijita, Sethi, Sudhansumalini, Biswal, Priyadarshini, Mohanty, Pranati, Gouda, Kalyaniprava, Dash, Asaranti, Mahapatra, Sitaram
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Zusammenfassung:Peritoneal keratin granuloma is a rare lesion included under granulomatous lesions of the peritoneum. It can be of infectious and non-infectious etiology. The lesion presents as a large intra-abdominal necrotic mass often misinterpreted clinically as a disseminated carcinoma. We report a case of peritoneal keratin granuloma in a 50-year-old male following peritonitis. Histomorphology revealed laminated keratin deposits with giant cell reaction. Follow-up data of this granuloma suggests that it has no prognostic significance.
ISSN:1662-0631
1662-0631
DOI:10.1159/000272407