title: Malignant mesothelioma originating in the hepatic falciform ligament: report of a case.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Hiroshima University School of Medicine, Kasumi, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Marubayashi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ohdan
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Asahara
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ikeda
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hinoi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fukuma
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Maeda
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Oshiro
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Shimamoto
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dohi
mesh_terms: 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