Malignant Peritoneal Mesothelioma: Clinicopathological Characteristics of Two Cases

Introduction. Peritoneal mesothelioma is a rare tumor, presenting difficulties in diagnosis and treatment. Peritoneum is the second most common area of the mesothelioma after pleura, and even synchronous pleural and peritoneal mesotheliomas are observed in 30–45% of all cases. The diagnosis may be d...

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Main Authors: Mustafa Cem Algın, Faik Yaylak, Zülfü Bayhan, Figen Aslan, Nilüfer Araz Bayhan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Surgery
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/748469