Peritoneal deciduosis mimicking peritoneal Carcinomatosis: A case report

• Main Authors: João Casanova (Author), Jan Jurgiel (Author), Vanessa Henriques (Author), Henrique Nabais (Author), Luís Vieira Pinto (Author), Jose Filipe Cunha (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Ectopic decidual reaction (or deciduosis) can be rarely seen in the peritoneum and most of the cases in the literature are associated with pregnancy. It is more commonly found in the ovaries, uterus and cervix. Although its pathophysiology is not totally understood, it is accepted that peritoneal de...