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2453184

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PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-6-20
pubmed:abstractText
Peritoneal mesothelioma is a rare neoplasm often related to previous asbestos exposure. In 14 cases the diagnosis before surgery was virtually impossible, as patients presented with vague abdominal complaints and nonspecific physical examination findings. Laboratory testing (including computed tomography) was of no added diagnostic help. Widespread peritoneal neoplastic growth was the common finding at laparotomy. The tumor was grossly indistinguishable from other types of abdominal carcinomatosis. Electron microscopy proved to be the diagnostic tool of choice. Routine histologic techniques often gave nondiagnostic results. Intraperitoneal asbestos fibers were not observed. Treatment with radiation, chemotherapy, or both produced a 50% partial response rate, but survival was not affected. Malignant ascites was effectively palliated without complication in two of three patients with peritoneovenous shunting. An unusual case occurred in which histologic material from a second-look laparotomy documented complete response to a new regimen of intraperitoneal chemotherapy.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0004-0010
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
123
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
763-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
Peritoneal mesothelioma.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports