Malignant mesothelioma originating in the hepatic falciform ligament: report of a case.
We report herein what to our knowledge is the first documented case of malignant mesothelioma arising from the falciform ligament. A 65-year-old woman was admitted to our department for the evaluation of an epigastric mass. An abdominal computed tomography scan, magnetic resonance imaging, and celiac angiogram showed a tumor originating in the falciform ligament. The tumor was subsequently resected, and pathological examination confirmed a diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma originating in the falciform ligament. A metastatic liver tumor was detected 3 years after this operation and a partial liver resection was performed. She is currently off therapy, and no clinical or radiologic evidence of disease has been found for 1 year since her second operation.
Marubayashi
S
S
Department of Surgery, Hiroshima University School of Medicine, Kasumi, Japan.
Ohdan
H
H
Asahara
T
T
Ikeda
M
M
Hinoi
T
T
Fukuma
K
K
Maeda
T
T
Oshiro
Y
Y
Shimamoto
F
F
Dohi
K
K
D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D005260:Female; D006498:Hepatectomy; D006801:Humans; D008022:Ligaments / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D012086:Reoperation