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Anales de Medicina Interna
Print version ISSN 0212-7199
Abstract
PONCE LORENZO, J. et al. Peritoneal mesothelioma: an inusual clinical presentation in a patient without eposure to asbestos. An. Med. Interna (Madrid) [online]. 2007, vol.24, n.2, pp.81-83. ISSN 0212-7199.
Malignant mesothelioma is an insidious neoplasm arising from the mesotelial surfaces, of the pleural and peritoneal cavities, the tunica vaginalis, or We present a rare case of primary malignant mesothelioma of the peritoneum in a 64 year old man without history of inhalation exposure to asbestos. The initial symptoms were constitutional syndrome and right pleural effusion. Positron emission tomography combined with computed tomography (PET/TC) was useful for a supporting diagnosis and to determine the extension. The patient received treatment with systemic palliative chemotherapy, cisplatin-pemetrexed. After three cycles, partial response was observed, but the evolution was fatal due to secondary toxicity of chemotherapy.
Keywords : Peritoneal mesothelioma; PET; Chemotherapy; Cisplatin; Pemetrexed.