RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Cystic mesothelioma of the peritoneum
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 109
OP 114
VO 53
IS 1
A2 William R. Hart
A1 Janet M. Miles
A1 James T. McMahon
YR 1986
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/53/1/109.abstract
AB A case of cystic peritoneal mesothelioma with repeated local recurrences is presented. Ultrastructural and immunohistochemical studies confirmed the mesothelial character of the lesion. The literature was reviewed and 20 previously reported cases tabulated. Cystic mesothelioma is a relatively “benign” tumor characterized by frequent intra-abdominal recurrences without distant metastases. Morbidity associated with the lesion is due to local tumor recurrence. Patients are usually women of reproductive age with complaints of abdominal pain. Some tumors are discovered initially as incidental findings. No specific factors are helpful in predicting which tumors are most likely to recur. Recurrences are independent of lesion size at initial or recurrent presentation, adequacy of tumor resection, or the use of adjunctive therapy. No consistent etiologic factor has yet been identified in the pathogenesis of this rare neoplasm.