title: [Peritoneal multicystic mesothelioma: unusual case of localization in the left lobe of the liver].
abstract: Peritoneal multicystic mesothelioma is a very rare clinical condition. This neoplastic variant has a high incidence of recurrence after surgical resection. It usually occurs in middle-aged women with a previous history of gynaecological surgery and presents with the symptoms of an abdominal or pelvic mass. The case reported here is that of a 58-year-old woman, characterised first by a left liver-lobe tumour and then by a subsequent episode of emission of cystic matter from an abdominal fistula. The relevant literature is reviewed and the clinical aspects and treatment of this disease are discussed.
authors.affiliation: V Divisione di Chirurgia Generale e Tecniche Chirurgiche Speciali, Seconda Università degli Studi di Napoli.
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Antropoli
authors.forename: Fulvio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Freda
authors.forename: Adolfo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Apicella
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Nunziata
authors.forename: Pier Paolo
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Cutolo
authors.forename: Carmine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Antropoli
authors.forename: Pasquale
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Petronella
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D018261:Mesothelioma, Cystic / Q000556:secondary*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*