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Malignant Peritoneal Mesothelioma Presenting as Mucinous Ascites

We present a rare case of a 46-year-old man presenting with mucinous ascites secondary to malignant peritoneal mesothelioma (MPM) that was diagnosed via colonoscopy with biopsies. Both our findings and the clinical presentation were unique. While it is widely known that asbestos exposure is commonly...

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Autores principales: Field, Zachary, Zori, Andreas, Khullar, Vikas, Mota, Manoela, Feely, Michael, Firpi, Roberto J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American College of Gastroenterology 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5852305/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29577057
http://dx.doi.org/10.14309/crj.2018.23