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Malignant Peritoneal Mesothelioma Presenting as Ascites of Unknown Origin

1Department of Surgery, Sarawak General Hospital, Malaysia


American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2015, Vol. 3 No. 4, 98-101
DOI: 10.12691/ajmcr-3-4-3
Copyright © 2015 Science and Education Publishing

Cite this paper:
Sze Li Siow, Hans Alexander Mahendran. Malignant Peritoneal Mesothelioma Presenting as Ascites of Unknown Origin. American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2015; 3(4):98-101. doi: 10.12691/ajmcr-3-4-3.

Correspondence to: Sze  Li Siow, Department of Surgery, Sarawak General Hospital, Malaysia. Email: szeli18@yahoo.com

Abstract

Malignant mesothelioma is a rare but highly aggressive and fatal tumour arising from the mesothelial cells, which is associated with an involvement of the peritoneum in 30% of cases. We report a 48-year-old man with malignant peritoneal mesothelioma who presented with ascites of unknown origin, and discussed the clinical presentation, investigation and management, as well as the diagnostic difficulties in managing this unusual and unfortunate case.

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