Asymptomatic peritoneal carcinomatosis originating from benign cystic peritoneal mesothelioma
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Asymptomatic peritoneal carcinomatosis originating from benign cystic peritoneal mesothelioma
Benign multicystic mesothelioma is a rare tumour that originates from the abdominal peritoneum with a predisposition to the pelvic peritoneum. It typically affects women of reproductive age. There have been less than 200 cases of this rare neoplasia reported to date. We present the case of a 35-year-old woman who was referred to our centre because of the detection of a peritoneal carcinomatosis...
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عنوان ژورنال: ecancermedicalscience
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1754-6605
DOI: 10.3332/ecancer.2015.605