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A Giant Peritoneal Loose Body
Peritoneal loose bodies (PLBs) are usually discovered incidentally during laparotomy or autopsy. A few cases of giant PLBs presenting with various symptoms have been reported in the literature. Here, we describe a case of a giant PLB incidentally found in the pelvic cavity of a 50-year-old man. Comp...
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The Korean Society of Pathologists and The Korean Society for Cytopathology
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3759638/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24009634 http://dx.doi.org/10.4132/KoreanJPathol.2013.47.4.378 |
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author | Kim, Hyun-Soo Sung, Ji-Youn Park, Won Seo Kim, Youn Wha |
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description | Peritoneal loose bodies (PLBs) are usually discovered incidentally during laparotomy or autopsy. A few cases of giant PLBs presenting with various symptoms have been reported in the literature. Here, we describe a case of a giant PLB incidentally found in the pelvic cavity of a 50-year-old man. Computed tomography revealed a free ovoid mass in the pelvic cavity that consisted of central dense, heterogeneous calcifications and peripheral soft tissue. The mass was an egg-shaped, hard, glistening concretion measuring 7.5×7.0×6.8 cm and weighing 160 g. This concretion consisted of central necrotic fatty tissue surrounded by concentrically laminated, acellular, fibrous material. Small PLBs usually do not require any specific treatment. However, if PLBs cause alimentary or urinary symptoms due to their large size, surgical removal may be recommended. It is essential for clinicians to be aware of this entity and its characteristic features to establish the correct diagnosis. |
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spelling | pubmed-37596382013-09-04 A Giant Peritoneal Loose Body Kim, Hyun-Soo Sung, Ji-Youn Park, Won Seo Kim, Youn Wha Korean J Pathol Case Study Peritoneal loose bodies (PLBs) are usually discovered incidentally during laparotomy or autopsy. A few cases of giant PLBs presenting with various symptoms have been reported in the literature. Here, we describe a case of a giant PLB incidentally found in the pelvic cavity of a 50-year-old man. Computed tomography revealed a free ovoid mass in the pelvic cavity that consisted of central dense, heterogeneous calcifications and peripheral soft tissue. The mass was an egg-shaped, hard, glistening concretion measuring 7.5×7.0×6.8 cm and weighing 160 g. This concretion consisted of central necrotic fatty tissue surrounded by concentrically laminated, acellular, fibrous material. Small PLBs usually do not require any specific treatment. However, if PLBs cause alimentary or urinary symptoms due to their large size, surgical removal may be recommended. It is essential for clinicians to be aware of this entity and its characteristic features to establish the correct diagnosis. The Korean Society of Pathologists and The Korean Society for Cytopathology 2013-08 2013-08-26 /pmc/articles/PMC3759638/ /pubmed/24009634 http://dx.doi.org/10.4132/KoreanJPathol.2013.47.4.378 Text en © 2013 The Korean Society of Pathologists/The Korean Society for Cytopathology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Case Study Kim, Hyun-Soo Sung, Ji-Youn Park, Won Seo Kim, Youn Wha A Giant Peritoneal Loose Body |
title | A Giant Peritoneal Loose Body |
title_full | A Giant Peritoneal Loose Body |
title_fullStr | A Giant Peritoneal Loose Body |
title_full_unstemmed | A Giant Peritoneal Loose Body |
title_short | A Giant Peritoneal Loose Body |
title_sort | giant peritoneal loose body |
topic | Case Study |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3759638/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24009634 http://dx.doi.org/10.4132/KoreanJPathol.2013.47.4.378 |
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