TY - JOUR
T1 - Malignant Peritoneal Mesothelioma
T2 - A Rare Cause of Ascites
AU - Ibrahim, Abdisamad M.
AU - Al-Akchar, Mohammad
AU - Obaidi, Zainab
AU - Al-Johany, Hamid
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 American Federation for Medical Research.
PY - 2018/10/1
Y1 - 2018/10/1
N2 - Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma (MPM) is a rare diagnosis that presents with difficulties in diagnosis and management. This article reports a case of an 88-year-old male who presented with a 2-week history of abdominal distention and bloating. He worked at an insulation production factory between the ages of 23 and 25 years with presumed asbestos exposure. On the computed tomography scan of the abdomen/pelvis, the patient was found to have diffuse omental, peritoneal, and mesenteric nodularity with moderate to large ascites. Omental biopsy revealed MPM. The overall prognosis of MPM remains poor, with a median survival time of 12 months at the time of diagnosis. Treatment modalities offered in the United States include chemotherapy alone, cytoreductive surgery alone, or cytoreductive surgery/chemotherapy combination.
AB - Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma (MPM) is a rare diagnosis that presents with difficulties in diagnosis and management. This article reports a case of an 88-year-old male who presented with a 2-week history of abdominal distention and bloating. He worked at an insulation production factory between the ages of 23 and 25 years with presumed asbestos exposure. On the computed tomography scan of the abdomen/pelvis, the patient was found to have diffuse omental, peritoneal, and mesenteric nodularity with moderate to large ascites. Omental biopsy revealed MPM. The overall prognosis of MPM remains poor, with a median survival time of 12 months at the time of diagnosis. Treatment modalities offered in the United States include chemotherapy alone, cytoreductive surgery alone, or cytoreductive surgery/chemotherapy combination.
KW - asbestos exposure
KW - mesothelioma
KW - peritoneal mesothelioma
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U2 - 10.1177/2324709618807506
DO - 10.1177/2324709618807506
M3 - Article
C2 - 30349836
AN - SCOPUS:85065004108
SN - 2324-7096
VL - 6
JO - Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports
JF - Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports
ER -