Malignant Peritoneal Mesothelioma Mimicking Ischemic Colitis

Malignant Peritoneal Mesothelioma Mimicking Ischemic Colitis

The prognosis of malignant peritoneal mesothelioma is extremely poor with a mean survival time of 12 months. The initial symptoms are poor and atypical. Because of its rare entity and little knowledge of its treatments, there are few reports of long-term survival. We encountered a very unique case w...

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Main Authors: Yuusuke Mitsuka, Shintaro Yamazaki, Taiki Miyakuni, Atsuko Iwama, Tomoya Funada, Yoshifumi Watanabe, Teruo Kaiga, Shunji Okada, Mitsugu Kochi, Tadatoshi Takayama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2010-07-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Malignant mesothelioma
Adjuvant chemotherapy
CDDP
VP-16
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/318747

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