Diffuse malignant peritoneal mesothelioma in a 13-year-old girl
- 1 January 1985
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in The American Journal of Surgical Pathology
- Vol. 9 (1) , 73-80
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00000478-198501000-00012
Abstract
A case of diffuse malignant peritoneal mesothelioma in a 13-year-old girl is described. The patient had a short history of abdominal pain, distention, and tenderness. At laparotomy she was found to have ascites and numerous nodules and plaques affecting the peritoneal cavity and the omentum. A diagnosis of diffuse pseudotumoral deciduosis was made, which on review was revised to malignant peritoneal mesothelioma. The patient's condition gradually deteriorated and she died 8 months after diagnosis in spite of administration of combination chemotherapy.Keywords
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