Gliomatosis peritonei
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At the time the article was created Zentout Sofiane had no financial relationships to ineligible companies to disclose.
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View Henry Knipe's current disclosures- Gliomatosis peritonei (GP)
Gliomatosis peritonei is rare and is characterized by the implantation of benign mature glial tissue in the peritoneum, omentum, and/or lymph nodes.
Epidemiology
Bar a single case report from 2015, all adult cases of gliomatosis peritonei have been in females 6.
Pathology
Gliomatosis peritonei is usually associated with ovarian teratoma, although it has rarely been seen with other teratomas 1-4. Rarely, gliomatosis peritonei has also been described in the context of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt 5,6.
References
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