title: [Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma is a rare disease].
abstract: Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma is characterized by diffuse symptoms such as bloating, abdominal pain, weight loss, anorexia, fever, diarrhoea, vomiting and ascites. The findings by radiographic imaging are unspecific and the diagnosis is therefore often first achieved by biopsy from the affected area. Although treatment with chemotherapy and cytoreductive surgery has improved the survival prognosis for the patients is poor with a median survival of 38 month.
authors.affiliation: Gastroenheden, Hvidovre Hospital, Kettegård Alle 30, 2650 Hvidovre. anjapoulsen@live.dk.
authors.forename: Anja
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Poulsen
authors.forename: Gitte
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pedersen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D000086002:Mesothelioma, Malignant; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D035583:Rare Diseases; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed