Pitfalls in Frozen Section: A Case of Incidental Papillary Mesothelioma

Well-differentiated papillary mesothelioma is an uncommon benign, although potentially recurrent mesothelial lesion that occurs in the peritoneum of women over a wide age range. We recently encountered an incidental case sent for frozen section at the time of hysterectomy for endometrial carcinoma....

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Veröffentlicht in:	International journal of surgical pathology 2021-12, Vol.29 (8), p.844-846
Hauptverfasser:	Shkolnik, Elina, Marcus, Jenna, Heller, Debra S.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adenocarcinoma - surgery Adult Diagnosis, Differential Endometrial cancer Endometrial Neoplasms - surgery Female Frozen Sections Humans Hysterectomy Incidental Findings Mesothelioma Mesothelioma - diagnosis Mesothelioma - pathology Neoplasms, Multiple Primary - diagnosis Neoplasms, Multiple Primary - pathology Peritoneal Neoplasms - diagnosis Peritoneal Neoplasms - pathology Peritoneum - pathology
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Zusammenfassung:	Well-differentiated papillary mesothelioma is an uncommon benign, although potentially recurrent mesothelial lesion that occurs in the peritoneum of women over a wide age range. We recently encountered an incidental case sent for frozen section at the time of hysterectomy for endometrial carcinoma. Familiarity with this lesion will help prevent overinterpretation as a serous carcinoma.
ISSN:	1066-8969 1940-2465
DOI:	10.1177/10668969211018259