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Rare diffuse peritoneal malignant neoplasms: CT findings in two cases

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In the peritoneal cavity, diffuse serosal replacement by tumor is demonstrated usually by extensive carcinomatous involvement from gastric, colonic, or pancreatic tumors or less frequently by mesothelioma. Primary tumors other than mesothelioma are extremely rare in the peritoneum. The computed tomographic appearances of two cases of rare peritoneal tumors, epithelioid hemangioendothelioma and desmoplastic small round cell tumor, are described.

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  1. Department of Biomorphological and Functional Sciences, Section of Radiology University of Naples “Federico II”, Naples, Italy

    P. P. Mainenti, M. Romano, V. Casella & M. Salvatore

  2. Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Cardarelli Hospital, Naples, Italy

    L. Romano

  3. Department of Oncology, University of Naples “Federico II”, Naples, Italy

    A. Contegiacomo

  4. Department of Biomorphological and Functional Sciences, Section of Pathology, University of Naples “Federico II”, Naples, Italy

    A. Cuccuru & L. Insabato

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Mainenti, P., Romano, L., Contegiacomo, A. et al. Rare diffuse peritoneal malignant neoplasms: CT findings in two cases. Abdom Imaging 28, 827–830 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-003-0042-x

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