[A malignant mesothelioma of the peritoneum following radiotherapy. A case report].
A 49-year-old woman developed ascites 31 years after radiation therapy for ovarian cancer and was admitted to hospital 1 year later. Diffuse infiltration of both sheets of the peritoneum was found by CT, which on histological investigation turned out to be an advanced malignant peritoneal carcinoma. When there is a history of radiation exposure, malignant peritoneal mesothelioma should be considered as the cause of ascites.
Hausegger
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KW
Zentralröntgeninstitut des Landeskrankenhauses Leoben.
Leitner
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D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009381:Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Malignes Mesotheliom des Peritoneums nach Radiatio. Ein Fallbericht.