TUMORS OF THE RETROPERITONEUM (Originally planned as Fascicle 24) 9
Introduction 9
Definition 9
Scope 9
Table Ⅰ 10
General Characteristics 10
Table Ⅱ 11
References 12
Classification 12
Tumors of Mesodermal Origin 13
Tumors Arising from Adipose Tissue 13
Lipoma 13
Liposarcoma 15
Tumors Arising from Smooth Muscle 15
Leiomyoma 15
Leiomyosarcoma 15
Tumors Arising from Connective Tissue and Striated Muscle 18
Rhabdomyosarcoma 18
Fibrosarcoma 18
Tumors Arising from Lymph Vessels 18
Lymphangioma 18
Tumors Arising from Blood Vessels 29
Hemangioma 29
Angiosarcoma 29
Hemangiopericytoma 29
Tumors Arising from the Primitive Mesenchyme 34
Myxoma (Myxosarcoma) 34
Tumors of Uncertain Origin 34
Xanthogranuloma 34
References 35
Tumors of Neurogenous Origin 40
Tumors Arising from Nerve Sheath 40
Neurofibroma 40
Neurilemoma 40
Malignant Schwannoma 40
Tumors Arising from Sympathetic Nervous System 41
Ganglioneuroma 41
Ganglioneuroblastoma 41
Neuroblastoma 41
Tumors Arising from Heterotopic Cortical Adrenal Tissue 56
Carcinoma of Heterotopic Cortical Tissue 56
Carcinoma Arising from the Adrenal Cortex 56
Tumors Arising from Functioning and Nonfunctioning Paraganglionic Tissue 56
References 61
Miscellaneous Tumors 64
Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma (Malignant Nonchromaffin Paraganglioma，Malignant Granular Cell Myoblastoma) 64
References 65
Remanants of Renal Blastema 65
References 65
Tumors Arising from Embryonic Remnants 65
Benign Teratoma 65
Malignant Teratoma 66
References 66
Tumors Arising from Notochord 66
Chordoma 66
References 86
Metastatic Tumors 86
TUMORS OF THE MESENTERY AND OMENTUM (Originally planned as Fascicle 23) 87
Embryologic Development of the Mesentery 87
Benign Tumors 87
Lymphangioma 87
Hemorrhagic Cyst 87
Lipoma 87
Hemangioma 87
Leiomyoma 87
Ganglioneuroma 87
Table Ⅲ 94
Malignant Tumors 94
Metastatic Tumors 94
Liposarcoma 94
Fibrosarcoma 94
Table Ⅳ 94
References 95
TUMORS OF THE PERITONEUM (Originally planned as Fascicle 23) 97
Introduction 97
Classification 100
Mesothelioma 100
Table Ⅴ 101
Metastatic Carcinoma 109
Pseudomyxoma Peritonei 134
Recognition of Tumor Cells in Ascitic Fluid 134
References 135