Ahmed, I., Koulaouzidis, A., Iqbal, J. et al. (1 more author) (2008) Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma as a rare cause of ascites : a case report. Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2 (1). ISSN 1752-1947
Abstract
Introduction
Peritoneal mesothelioma is a rare tumor with diagnostic and therapeutic problems. The peritoneum is the second most common site for development of mesothelioma, which in 30–45% of cases is associated with a synchronous pleural mesothelioma. Clinical symptoms and findings may be confusing and diagnosis can be easily overlooked especially in cases where there is no previous asbestos exposure.
Case presentation
We report a case of malignant peritoneal mesothelioma in a 75-year-old woman who presented with ascites which, in the absence of inhalational exposure to asbestos, caused diagnostic confusion, and evaded radiological detection.
Conclusion
We concluded from this case that Peritoneal Mesothelioma although rare but should be considered among the differential diagnosis of Ascites.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2008 The Authors. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > Department of Infection and Immunity (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 06 Sep 2019 11:32 |
Last Modified: | 10 Sep 2019 17:33 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | BioMed Central |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1186/1752-1947-2-121 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:150464 |
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