title: Diffuse malignant peritoneal mesothelioma in a 13-year-old girl. Report of a case and review of the literature.
abstract: A case of diffuse malignant peritoneal mesothelioma in a 13-year-old girl is described. The patient had a short history of abdominal pain, distention, and tenderness. At laparotomy she was found to have ascites and numerous nodules and plaques affecting the peritoneal cavity and the omentum. A diagnosis of diffuse pseudotumoral deciduosis was made, which on review was revised to malignant peritoneal mesothelioma. The patient's condition gradually deteriorated and she died 8 months after diagnosis in spite of administration of combination chemotherapy.
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000473:pathology; D000293:Adolescent; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D010537:Peritoneum / Q000473:pathology*