2012
Primary Malignant Mesothelioma of the Appendix
INTERNAL MEDICINE
- Volume
- 51
- Number
- 9
- First page
- 1027
- Last page
- 1030
- Language
- English
- Publishing type
- Research paper (scientific journal)
- DOI
- 10.2169/internalmedicine.51.6990
- Publisher
- JAPAN SOC INTERNAL MEDICINE
We report a case of primary malignant mesothelioma of the appendix. A 35-year-old man without any history of asbestos exposure was admitted to our hospital for further examination following the discovery of multiple liver tumors, an ileocecal tumor, and abdominal lymph node swelling. An ultrasound-guided liver tumor biopsy revealed malignant mesothelioma. Despite receiving systemic chemotherapy, he died 3 months after the initial diagnosis. At autopsy, a diagnosis of multiple organ metastases from a malignant biphasic mesothelioma of the appendix was made. To our knowledge, this is only the second reported case of primary malignant mesothelioma of the appendix.
- Link information
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- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.51.6990
- PubMed
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22576381
- Web of Science
- https://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=JSTA_CEL&SrcApp=J_Gate_JST&DestLinkType=FullRecord&KeyUT=WOS:000304604400006&DestApp=WOS_CPL
- URL
- http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3514-8166
- ID information
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- DOI : 10.2169/internalmedicine.51.6990
- ISSN : 0918-2918
- ORCID - Put Code : 47378702
- Pubmed ID : 22576381
- Web of Science ID : WOS:000304604400006