Clinical analysis of 14 cases of malignant peritoneal mesothelioma / 中华消化杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore the clinical features of patients with surgical malignant peritoneal mesothelioma.Methods From April 2008 to November 2012,the clinical data of 14 patients with surgery and pathologically diagnosed malignant peritoneal mesothelioma were retrospectively analyzed.Results Among the 14 patients,13 cases had a history of asbestos exposure.There were 10 cases with abdominal pain,seven cases with bloatting,and one case with intermittent vaginal bleeding.There were 13 cases with asbestos plaques,14 cases with organ infiltration,nine cases with little or no ascites,one case with mild lymph nodes enlargement in peritoneal cavity,but no case was found with distant metastasis.There were three cases with diffuse type and 11 cases with localized type.Serum CA125 level increased in seven cases.Seven cases received postoperative chemotherapy,and the average survival time was five months after surgery.To the closing date,two patients with localized peritoneal lesions are still alive.Conclusions The incidence of the group of patients with malignant peritoneal mesothelioma is closely related to the contact with asbestos.Localized type is the dominant type,without lymph nodes enlargement and distant metastases.Survival rate may improve in patients with early surgery.