Pelvic fibrous mesothelioma with obstructive symptoms.
A case report of a fifty-eight-year-old man with complaints of urinary obstructive symptoms and constipation is presented. At laparotomy the patient was found to have a large pelvic mass elevating the bladder and prostate which proved to be a fibrous mesothelioma. A review of peritoneal mesotheliomas is presented.
Echenique
J
J
Department of Urology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.
Graham
S D
SD
D003248:Constipation / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008875:Middle Aged; D009336:Necrosis; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D011467:Prostate; D014524:Urethral Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*