Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma in children: description of two cases and review of the literature.
Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma (MPM) in children has been rarely described in the literature. During the last 10 years we have seen 2 cases. The first was a 2-year-old boy who died 3 months after surgery. The second is now alive two and a half years after the mesothelioma was found, has undergone 3 laparotomies for recurrent tumor, and is now receiving chemotherapy and is apparently free of tumor.
D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery