Gliomatosis peritonei: recurrence, treatment and surveillance
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Pablo, Menéndez-Sánchez; Pedro, Villarejo-Campos; David, Padilla-Valverde; Cristina, Murillo-Lázaro; Jesús, Martín-Fernández
- Source
- Cirugia y cirujanos. 79(3)
- Subject
- Adult
Ovarian Neoplasms
Ovariectomy
Splenic Neoplasms
Liver Neoplasms
Teratoma
Ascites
Glioma
Hysterectomy
Combined Modality Therapy
Multimodal Imaging
Bleomycin
Positron-Emission Tomography
Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols
Splenectomy
Appendectomy
Hepatectomy
Humans
Female
Cisplatin
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Peritoneal Neoplasms
Etoposide
- Language
- ISSN
- 2444-054X
Gliomatosis peritonei is the metastatic implantation of mature glial tissue within the peritoneal cavity of patients with ovarian teratomas. There is no clear guidance for how long these patients should be followed up.We report the follow-up imaging findings of a 33-year-old female with abdominal distension and abdominal pain and who was postoperatively diagnosed with immature ovarian teratoma with gliomatosis peritonei.Differentiation of peritoneal implants seems to be important for prognosis. Malignant transformations after several years cannot be excluded. Therefore, new studies will determine if it is necessary to create guidelines for the postsurgical monitoring of these patients.