“Omental Cake” in a Patient With Asbestosis Leading to the Diagnosis of Malignant Peritoneal Mesothelioma

We report a case of a 68-year-old man with medical history of pleural asbestosis and diagnosed with malignant peritoneal mesothelioma. This neoplasm is rare, has a poor prognosis, and is associated with asbestosis in many cases. It manifests clinically insidiously and in relation to the intra-abdomi...

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Autores principales: García Martínez, Alejandro, Pavón Guerrero, Inmaculada, Campos Gonzaga, Lidia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
Materias:
Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8212920/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34159018
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.15116

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8212920/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34159018
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.15116

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