Synchronous Well-Differentiated Papillary Mesothelioma and Endometrioid Adenocarcinoma Arising From Endometriosis

Oncology (Williston Park). 2024 May 13;38(5):191-193. doi: 10.46883/2024.25921020.

Abstract

Well-differentiated papillary mesothelioma (WDPM) is a rare mesothelial tumor of uncertain malignant potential. We present a unique case of a woman with synchronous WDPM and well-differentiated endometrioid adenocarcinoma (EA) arising from extraovarian endometriosis. A 56-year-old postmenopausal woman presented with a several-month history of right lower quadrant abdominal pain. She had a history of supracervical hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy secondary to endometriosis. Imaging reported a mass in the right lower quadrant originating from the distal ileum. At laparotomy, the patient underwent a right colectomy with resection of the terminal ileum and excision of a solitary peritoneal nodule. Pathology was consistent with a diagnosis of well-differentiated EA (arising from extraovarian endometriosis) and WDPM. Further treatment consisted of complete surgical staging/debulking and adjuvant chemotherapy directed toward metastatic well-differentiated EA. Surgeons should be familiar with WDPM as a potential finding in women of reproductive age undergoing abdominal surgery for any indication.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Carcinoma, Endometrioid* / pathology
  • Carcinoma, Endometrioid* / surgery
  • Endometrial Neoplasms / pathology
  • Endometrial Neoplasms / surgery
  • Endometriosis* / complications
  • Endometriosis* / pathology
  • Endometriosis* / surgery
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Mesothelioma / pathology
  • Mesothelioma / surgery
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / pathology
  • Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / surgery