title: Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma.
abstract: A case of malignant peritoneal mesothelioma is described. The diagnosis was established by immunohistological studies after CT-guided percutaneous puncture of a small intraabdominal nodule. The clinical and radiological signs were non-specific. Survival period was short because of the absence of curative treatment.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Medical Imaging, CHSO Sainte-Ode, Belgium.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Poncelet
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed