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Malignant Mesothelioma Presenting as a Giant Chest, Abdominal and Pelvic Wall Mass
Malignant mesothelioma (MM) is a relatively rare carcinoma of the mesothelial cells, and it is usually located in the pleural or peritoneal cavity. Here we report on a unique case of MM that developed in the chest, abdominal and pelvic walls in a 77-year-old female patient. CT and MRI revealed mesot...
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The Korean Society of Radiology
2011
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3194781/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22043159 http://dx.doi.org/10.3348/kjr.2011.12.6.750 |
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author | Shao, Zhi-hong Gao, Xiao-long Yi, Xiang-hua Wang, Pei-jun |
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description | Malignant mesothelioma (MM) is a relatively rare carcinoma of the mesothelial cells, and it is usually located in the pleural or peritoneal cavity. Here we report on a unique case of MM that developed in the chest, abdominal and pelvic walls in a 77-year-old female patient. CT and MRI revealed mesothelioma that manifested as a giant mass in the right flank and bilateral pelvic walls. The diagnosis was confirmed by the pathology and immunohistochemistry. Though rare, accurate investigation of the radiological features of a body wall MM may help make an exact diagnosis. |
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spelling | pubmed-31947812011-11-01 Malignant Mesothelioma Presenting as a Giant Chest, Abdominal and Pelvic Wall Mass Shao, Zhi-hong Gao, Xiao-long Yi, Xiang-hua Wang, Pei-jun Korean J Radiol Case Report Malignant mesothelioma (MM) is a relatively rare carcinoma of the mesothelial cells, and it is usually located in the pleural or peritoneal cavity. Here we report on a unique case of MM that developed in the chest, abdominal and pelvic walls in a 77-year-old female patient. CT and MRI revealed mesothelioma that manifested as a giant mass in the right flank and bilateral pelvic walls. The diagnosis was confirmed by the pathology and immunohistochemistry. Though rare, accurate investigation of the radiological features of a body wall MM may help make an exact diagnosis. The Korean Society of Radiology 2011 2011-09-27 /pmc/articles/PMC3194781/ /pubmed/22043159 http://dx.doi.org/10.3348/kjr.2011.12.6.750 Text en Copyright © 2011 The Korean Society of Radiology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Shao, Zhi-hong Gao, Xiao-long Yi, Xiang-hua Wang, Pei-jun Malignant Mesothelioma Presenting as a Giant Chest, Abdominal and Pelvic Wall Mass |
title | Malignant Mesothelioma Presenting as a Giant Chest, Abdominal and Pelvic Wall Mass |
title_full | Malignant Mesothelioma Presenting as a Giant Chest, Abdominal and Pelvic Wall Mass |
title_fullStr | Malignant Mesothelioma Presenting as a Giant Chest, Abdominal and Pelvic Wall Mass |
title_full_unstemmed | Malignant Mesothelioma Presenting as a Giant Chest, Abdominal and Pelvic Wall Mass |
title_short | Malignant Mesothelioma Presenting as a Giant Chest, Abdominal and Pelvic Wall Mass |
title_sort | malignant mesothelioma presenting as a giant chest, abdominal and pelvic wall mass |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3194781/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22043159 http://dx.doi.org/10.3348/kjr.2011.12.6.750 |
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