title: [A case of primary malignant retroperitoneal mesothelioma needed to differentiate adrenal tumor].
abstract: Malignant mesothelioma is a neoplasm which tends to develop along serosal surfaces, such as the pleura and peritoneum. We report a rare case of malignant retroperitoneal mesothelioma in a 27-year-old woman. The patient was admitted with a chief compliant of intermittent high fever once a month, and left retroperitoneal tumor was detected by dynamic abdominal computed tomography. Since an adrenal tumor was suspected, laparoscopic tumor extirpation was performed. Immunohistochemically tumor cells were positive for calretinin and thrombomodulin, but negative for carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) and Ber-Ep4. Based on these findings, primary malignant retroperitoneal mesothelioma was diagnosed.
authors: Department of Urology, Toyota Memorial Hospital.
authors: Keitarou
authors: K
authors: Kojima
authors: Masayoshi
authors: M
authors: Tamaki
authors: Shinichi
authors: S
authors: Maeda
authors: Kazuhiro
authors: K
authors: Tashiro
authors: Yoshito
authors: Y
authors: Takahashi
authors: Shigeaki
authors: S
authors: Yokoi
authors: Yoshinori
authors: Y
authors: Nishino
authors: Takashi
authors: T
authors: Deguchi
mesh_terms: D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000328:Adult; D064032:Calbindin 2; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D064030:S100 Calcium Binding Protein G / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: C576764:CALB2 protein, human; D064032:Calbindin 2; D064030:S100 Calcium Binding Protein G