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The Cystic Mesothelioma: case report
Author(s) -
Hermes Melo Teixeira Batista,
Jéssica Cosme da Silva,
Marco Antônio Bezerra Rulim,
Roberto de Souza Mendonça,
Alisson Cordeiro Moreira,
Ana Lais Lacerda Rulim,
Ítalo Cordeiro Moreira,
Gilberto de Alencar Nunes,
George Nilton Nunes Mendes,
Vítor Engrácia Valenti,
Ítalla Maria Pinheiro Bezerra,
Luíz Carlos de Abreu
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
international archives of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1755-7682
DOI - 10.3823/1706
Subject(s) - medicine , peritoneal mesothelioma , quadrant (abdomen) , presentation (obstetrics) , peritoneum , mesothelioma , abdominal pain , surgery , perforation , radiology , case presentation , general surgery , pathology , materials science , punching , metallurgy
the cystic mesothelioma of the peritoneum (MCP) is a rare disease, with few reported cases. The first description was made by Smith and Mennemeyer in 1979. It is an intra-abdominal tumor that occurs most frequently in women of reproductive age. Objective: To describe the case of Mesothelioma Cystic the peritoneum due to rarity of this tumor, the similarity of their symptomatic presentation with other diseases, the lack of specific symptoms and characteristics of imaging and its diagnosis difficult, based on postoperative histological findings. Case report: A 45 years old and female, presented abdominal pain in the right upper quadrant lasting 6 months. During investigation was evidenced in computerized tomography a massive hypodense formation, net multiseptada. Its surgical hysterectomy for uterine perforation history. Forwards for surgery with macroscopic findings of retroperitoneal cystic lesion, complex and voluminous suggestive of Mesothelioma Cystic peritoneal. Conclusion: This tumor is known for its local recurrence, and surgery was the only effective treatment.

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