Benign cystic mesothelioma presenting as a huge pelvic mass--a case report

Benign cystic mesothelioma is an extremely rare peritoneal tumor. It is reported in women of childbearing [corrected] age but also in males and needs a careful [corrected] differential diagnosis between benign and malign neoplasia to choose the most [corrected] adeguate therapy. A 25-year-old female...

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Veröffentlicht in:European journal of gynaecological oncology 2006, Vol.27 (6), p.621-622
Hauptverfasser: Coskun, A, Guven, M A, Ozdemir, O, Cirakli, H, Karakus, S
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Zusammenfassung:Benign cystic mesothelioma is an extremely rare peritoneal tumor. It is reported in women of childbearing [corrected] age but also in males and needs a careful [corrected] differential diagnosis between benign and malign neoplasia to choose the most [corrected] adeguate therapy. A 25-year-old female [corrected] was treated in our clinic for a gigantic cystic mass (25 x 22 x 3 cm in diameter) containing [corrected] many to [corrected] cysts of different sizes. All tumoral markers were within normal range. Surgical [corrected] treatment consisted of radical excision of the mass and the prognosis was good [corrected].
ISSN:0392-2936