Multicystic mesothelioma with endometriosis.
A multicystic mesothelioma of the omentum in a 36 year old woman consisted of a multicystic mass with foci of typical endometriosis and 'necrotic pseudoxanthomatous nodules'. The presence of endometriosis within multicystic mesothelioma has never been reported. Our findings support the hypothesis that endometriosis plays a rôle in the pathogenesis of multicystic mesothelioma and that this is a reactive rather than a neoplastic lesion.
Groisman
G M
GM
Department of Pathology, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel.
Kerner
H
H
D000328:Adult; D003560:Cysts / Q000473:pathology; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000473:pathology*; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000473:pathology*; D009852:Omentum; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*