Serous surface XXXX : a clinicopathologic study of 16 cases.

@entity1 @entity1377 @entity43 @entity353 @entity5 @entity189
Sixteen cases of serous surface @entity1377 are analyzed. The @entity1 were 45 to 75 years of age. The most common presenting symptoms were malaise, @entity353 , and abdominal enlargement. Ascites was a common finding on physical examination. Bilateral ovarian involvement was seen in all cases. Gross examination revealed @entity5 growing exophytically from the surfaces of the ovaries, with slight to moderate invasion of the underlying parenchyma. Microscopic examination showed serous @entity1377 . In most of the cases, @entity5 was widely disseminated throughout the abdominal cavity. It could not be determined with certainty whether the @entity5 represented metastatic spread or synchronous @entity5 formation. The survival of the @entity1 was shorter than that of @entity1 with @entity43 of the same grade without predominant surface involvement. The authors believe that the @entity189 in the ovary is a distinct subtype of serous @entity1377 , rather than a primary @entity189 with secondary ovarian involvement.
