Peritoneal malignant mesothelioma: case report.
Our study reports peritoneal diffuse malignant mesothelioma (DMM) in a 43 years old male patient, with no exposure to asbestos in his medical history; the partner of the patient was also not exposed to asbestos. The exposure to X-rays was also excluded. Different pathogenic mechanisms for the pathogenesis of a peritoneal diffuse malignant mesothelioma in this patient can be hypothesized, for example, SV40 infection and genetic susceptibility; a minimal domestic exposure to asbestos can be not excluded. Therefore, further studies in a larger number of subjects are necessary to determine whether one or all of these hypothetic pathogenic mechanisms are more significant for the development of malignant mesothelioma.
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Università degli Studi di Catania, AO Vittorio Emanuele, Dipartimento di Chirurgia, Catania.
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Di Stefano
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Catania
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D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D001194:Asbestos / Q000009:adverse effects; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects; D005629:Frozen Sections; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D027601:Polyomavirus Infections / Q000150:complications; D013539:Simian virus 40; D014412:Tumor Virus Infections / Q000150:complications
D001194:Asbestos