Peritoneal Keratin Granuloma Masquerading as Disseminated Carcinoma

Peritoneal keratin granuloma is a rare lesion included under granulomatous lesions of the peritoneum. It can be of infectious and non-infectious etiology. The lesion presents as a large intra-abdominal necrotic mass often misinterpreted clinically as a disseminated carcinoma. We report a case of per...

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Published inCase reports in gastroenterology Vol. 4; no. 1; pp. 31 - 34
Main Authors Tripathy, Kalpalata, Misra, Aparijita, Sethi, Sudhansumalini, Biswal, Priyadarshini, Mohanty, Pranati, Gouda, Kalyaniprava, Dash, Asaranti, Mahapatra, Sitaram
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel, Switzerland S. Karger AG 03.02.2010
Karger Publishers
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Laminated keratin
Peritoneal keratin granuloma
Peritonitis
Published: February 2010
Laminated keratin
Peritonitis
Peritoneal keratin granuloma
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Summary:Peritoneal keratin granuloma is a rare lesion included under granulomatous lesions of the peritoneum. It can be of infectious and non-infectious etiology. The lesion presents as a large intra-abdominal necrotic mass often misinterpreted clinically as a disseminated carcinoma. We report a case of peritoneal keratin granuloma in a 50-year-old male following peritonitis. Histomorphology revealed laminated keratin deposits with giant cell reaction. Follow-up data of this granuloma suggests that it has no prognostic significance.
ISSN:1662-0631
1662-0631
DOI:10.1159/000272407