title: Peritoneal mesothelioma: description of a case and review of literature.
abstract: It is universally recognized by the scientific community that asbestos, widely used in the past in many industrial sectors, is responsible for the onset of certain diseases of pleural and peritoneal serous membranes; in particular, Peritoneal Mesothelioma (PM) is an exceptional case, extremely rare malignancy of the abdominal cavity. In this work we describe a 62 years-old man, formerly exposed to asbestos, complains of dyspepsia associated with pain, abdominal swelling and mild difficulty during inspiration. After intraoperative biopsy of three masses found in abdomen, malignant peritoneal mesothelioma was diagnosed. The patient subsequently was subjected to cycles of chemotherapy and multiple palliative paracentesis, the patient died after about 12 months from diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Experimental Medicine, Occupational Medicine, Hygiene and Industrial Toxicology Section, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pedata
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Feola
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Laieta
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Garzillo
mesh_terms: D001194:Asbestos / Q000633:toxicity; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D001194:Asbestos