[Peritoneal multicystic mesothelioma: unusual case of localization in the left lobe of the liver].
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.
Antropoli
Massimo
M
V Divisione di Chirurgia Generale e Tecniche Chirurgiche Speciali, Seconda Università degli Studi di Napoli.
Freda
Fulvio
F
Apicella
Adolfo
A
Nunziata
Luigi
L
Cutolo
Pier Paolo
PP
Antropoli
Carmine
C
Petronella
Pasquale
P
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D018261:Mesothelioma, Cystic / Q000556:secondary*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*