title: Benign cystic mesothelioma of the peritoneum in a child-case report and review of the literature.
abstract: A 4-year old female child presented with clinical features of ascites that, on computed tomography, showed a huge thin-walled cystic lesion in the peritoneum. Laparotomy confirmed a unilocular cyst in the peritoneum adhered to the parietal wall and bowel but not originating from any internal organs. Histopathologic examination of the cyst wall was consistent with the diagnosis of benign mesothelioma. Benign cystic mesothelioma of the peritoneum has rarely been reported in children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan 56701, Nepal. Electronic address: vikalcsh@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Vikal Chandra
authors.initials: VC
authors.lastname: Shakya
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan 56701, Nepal.
authors.forename: Chandra Shekhar
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Agrawal
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan 56701, Nepal.
authors.forename: Smriti
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Karki
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan 56701, Nepal.
authors.forename: Panna Lal
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Sah
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan 56701, Nepal.
authors.forename: Prakash
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Poudel
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan 56701, Nepal.
authors.forename: Shailesh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Adhikary
mesh_terms: D001201:Ascites / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy / Q000379:methods*; D018261:Mesothelioma, Cystic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D010784:Photomicrography; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed