Open AccessA case report of peritoneal malignant mesothelioma presenting as primary ovarian mass
Author(s) -
Rakesh Kapoor,
Philip George Kuttikat,
Kim Vaiphei,
Bhavana Rai,
Firuza D. Patel
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of cancer research and therapeutics/journal of cancer research and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 0973-1482
pISSN - 1998-4138
DOI - 10.4103/0973-1482.139382
Subject(s) - medicine , mesothelioma , peritoneal mesothelioma , chemotherapy , lesion , pathology , presentation (obstetrics) , mesothelial cell , ovary , radiology , surgery
Malignant mesotheliomas are aggressive neoplasms arising from mesothelial cells lining the body cavities. Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma (MPM) account for about one-third of the cases. Though the ovarian involvement may be seen in the background of a diffuse peritoneal involvement, the presentation of MPM as a primary ovarian mass is rare. Here we present such a case who underwent surgery but had residual progressive lesion. She received further chemotherapy resulting in a complete response and is disease free for almost a year