title: Benign Cystic Mesothelioma Misdiagnosed as Peritoneal Carcinomatosis.
abstract: Benign cystic mesothelioma (BCM) is a rare benign disease that forms multicystic masses in the abdomen, pelvis, and retroperitoneum. It occurs predominantly in young to middle-aged women. The majority of cases were associated with a history of abdominal or pelvic operation, a history of endometriosis, and pelvic inflammatory disease. We present a unique case of BCM which is different to the previous cases. The patient was a 52-year-old man showing features of peritoneal carcinomatosis accompanied by ascites on abdominal computed tomography scans. We herein report a case of BCM misdiagnosed with peritoneal carcinomatosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea, Republic of.
authors.forename: Hyun Deok
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea, Republic of.
authors.forename: Suk Bae
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Kim
keywords: Ascites; Benign cystic mesothelioma; Peritoneal carcinomatosis