Malignant Mesothelioma of Peritoneum: About a Case with Review of the Literature
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We report a patient aged 29 with no history notables. The disease onset was in two months made by symptoms of epigastric pain, constipation and abdominal bloating. Clinical examination found a distended abdomen with dullness in the blanks. An ultrasound was done has objectified the presence of ascites associated with peritoneal granulations. Laparoscopy showed a massive infiltration of the peritoneal cavity of granules with retraction of the omentum. Pathological examination revealed a dedifferentiated tumor infiltration of the omentum in favor of a multifocal malignant mesothelioma. A thoracoabdominal CT scan done showed the presence of a peritoneal effusion of abundance without visible organized mass. The patient received chemotherapy with an improvement in clinical symptoms and then forgotten.
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