Canadas, Sonia and Fernandes, Rita and Almeida, Hugo and Correia, João (2020) A Mesothelial Inclusion Cyst Presenting in a 40-Year-Old Woman as Abdominal Pain and Bloating – A Rare Diagnosis. European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 7 (2). ISSN 2284-2594
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Abstract
Cystic mesotheliomas (also called mesothelial inclusion cysts) are rare benign neoplasms that occur more often in young women. Symptoms are usually non-specific, demanding a thorough work-up. We report a case of a 40-year-old female patient with 2 prior caesarean sections presenting with a 3-month history of abdominal pain. Laboratory tests revealed microcytic hypochromic anaemia and an elevated tumour marker CA-125. An investigation identified a large cystic abdominal mass, mostly in the left side of the abdomen. A laparotomy was performed with total resection of the lesion. Histological assessment resulted in a diagnosis of a mesothelial inclusion cyst. The patient had no recurrence after 3 years.
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | Mesothelial inclusion cyst, benign mesothelioma, mesenteric cyst, peritoneal mesothelioma, neoplasm |
Subjects: | 600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici) > 616 Malattie (classificare qui la Clinica medica, la medicina basata sull'evidenza, la Medicina interna, la Medicina sperimentale) |
Depositing User: | Chiara D'Arpa |
Date Deposited: | 19 Nov 2020 09:58 |
Last Modified: | 19 Nov 2020 09:58 |
URI: | http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/19851 |
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