title: Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma presenting with respiratory symptoms.
abstract: Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma is a rare disease associated with mild, nonspecific abdominal symptoms and a wide spectrum of imaging findings, with thickened mesentery and peritoneum being the most common ones. A case of a malignant peritoneal mesothelioma presenting with manifestations of pulmonary disease is reported. Imaging evaluation revealed pleural, lung and pericardial involvement together with retroperitoneal lymphadenopathy, little ascites and extensive omental, but only subtle, mesenteric thickening.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Heraklion, Medical School of Crete, Greece.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Daskalogiannaki
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Prassopoulos
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Raissaki
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tsardi
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gourtsoyiannis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003371:Cough / Q000209:etiology*; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000150:complications* / Q000556:secondary; D009852:Omentum / Q000473:pathology; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000209:etiology; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D016066:Pleural Effusion, Malignant / Q000209:etiology; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space