title: Malignant mesenterial mesothelioma in stroke patients.
abstract: Mesothel is the cell lining of serosal surface of the pleura, peritoneum, pericardium, and testis. Malignant mesothelioma is a highly aggressive tumor from mesothel that has a tendency to grow rapidly and invade locally. Although the incidence of malignant mesenterial mesothelioma is not so high, the case fatality rate is very high. The aim of this case report is to report the rare and difficult case with several complications. A Balinese man, 64 years old, came with chief complaint of weakness, abdominal enlargement, and nausea, with history of previous liver disease. On physical examination were found a decrease of conciousness, subfebrile, abdominal distension, ascites, negative traube space, and paralysis of the left side of the body. Laboratory examination results showed leukocytosis, hypochromic-micrositic anemia, trombocytosis, hypoalbuminemia, increase of alkaline phosphatase, and mild hyponatremia. Abdominal USG showed intraperitoneal mass which some of them attach to abdominal wall, possibly from mesenterium and ascites, esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) revealed reflux esofagitis and anthral erossive gastritis, skull CT scan showed small infarction at left parietal medulla and right basal ganglia, cytology showed spreaded and grouped mesothel with reactive lymphocyte and amorph back ground. FNAB result showed malignant mesothelioma, and normal colonoscopy. Based on the above data, the diagnoses were malignant mesenterial mesothelioma, reflux esofagitis and anthral erossive gastritis, and non hemorrhagic stroke. Malignant mesenterial mesothelioma should be considered in patient with the combination of unexplained ascites and abdominal pain. Although the result of treatment is very disappointing, the patient had to be treated optimally to increase quality of life.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine Udayana University-Sanglah General Hospital. Jalan Kesehatan 1, 80229 Denpasar, Bali. srimartini@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Dewa Gde Agung
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Budiyasa
authors.forename: I Dewa Nyoman
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: Wibawa
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008643:Mesentery / Q000473:pathology*; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D020521:Stroke / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed