Malignant Peritoneal Mesothelioma in the setting of a Ventriculo-Peritoneal Shunt: A novel clinical presentation

We report a case of malignant peritoneal mesothelioma (MPM) in a 31-year-old male with history of cerebral palsy, hydrocephalus, and ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) placed since infancy. He presented with fever, abdominal pain and distension. Computed tomography scan revealed a thick-walled rim-enh...

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Autores principales: Haque, Monira, Hameed, Nadia, Perry, Christopher T, Carter, Elliot, Mneimneh, Wadad S
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2018
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5992800/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29899672
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1179554918779583

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5992800/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29899672
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1179554918779583

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