Diagnosis and treatment of benign multicystic peritoneal mesothelioma

Benign Multicystic Peritoneal Mesothelioma: Case Report

Benign multicystic peritoneal mesothelioma (BMPM) is a rare tumor of slow growth, with low malignant potential and which is part of the differential diagnosis of pelvic cysts. We described a case report: 55 years old woman, asymptomatic, with ultrasonographic findings of multicystic pelvic image, submitted to exploratory laparotomy and, at the inventory of the cavity, multiple cysts were presen...

Benign multicystic peritoneal mesothelioma: a case report

Benign multicystic peritoneal mesothelioma is a rare malignancy with unknown etiology, first described in 1980, which have been reported to date about 150 cases in the literature. Although the term "benign", used mainly to distinguish it from the classic malignant mesothelioma, a more aggressive cancer, is considered "borderline" in terms of aggression: it tends to local recurrence but cases of...

Benign Multicystic Peritoneal Mesothelioma: A Rare Tumour of the Abdomen

Benign multicystic peritoneal mesothelioma: a rare tumor of the abdomen, is a diagnostic dilemma. This report emphasizes the importance of diagnostic laparoscopy in the diagnosis of the tumour.

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Multicystic peritoneal mesothelioma

BACKGROUND Multicystic peritoneal mesothelioma is a rare disease. It is not certain if it is a benign or a borderline tumor. Although many therapeutic approaches have been used, complete cytoreductive surgery in combination with hyperthermic intraoperative intraperitoneal chemotherapy has gained acceptance. CASE REPORT A case of multicystic peritoneal mesothelioma in a 16-year old patient is ...