title: Benign cystic mesothelioma presenting as a huge pelvic mass--a case report.
abstract: Benign cystic mesothelioma is an extremely rare peritoneal tumor. It is reported in women of childbearing [corrected] age but also in males and needs a careful [corrected] differential diagnosis between benign and malign neoplasia to choose the most [corrected] adeguate therapy. A 25-year-old female [corrected] was treated in our clinic for a gigantic cystic mass (25 x 22 x 3 cm in diameter) containing [corrected] many to [corrected] cysts of different sizes. All tumoral markers were within normal range. Surgical [corrected] treatment consisted of radical excision of the mass and the prognosis was good [corrected].
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, Faculty of Medicine, Kahramanmaras, Turkey.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Coskun
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Guven
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ozdemir
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cirakli
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Karakus
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy; D018261:Mesothelioma, Cystic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery