title: Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma: long-term spontaneous clinical remission.
abstract: Prolonged spontaneous clinical remission in a patient with malignant peritoneal mesothelioma is described. The case is also unique because of the presence of high-spiking fevers as a symptom of tumor recurrence and the finding of an elevated titer of rheumatoid factor in the ascitic fluid. The caution needed in interpreting results of therapeutic interventions in this tumor is emphasized.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Schwartz
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Maayan
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mouallem
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Engelberg
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Friedman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000473:pathology*; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D009365:Neoplasm Regression, Spontaneous; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy