Clinical Analysis of Primary Malignant Peritoneal Mesothelioma / 中国医师杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To summarize the clinical experience of the diagnosis and treatment for 23 cases with malignant peritoneal mesothelioma.Methods The clinical data of 23 cases of malignant peritoneal mesothelioma was analysed retrospectively.Results All of the 23 cases were finally diagnosed with pathology.The pertinacious abdominal pain and distension, bloody ascites,multiple abdominal masses were clinical manifestation chiefly.The examination of B type ultrasonography and CT displaied the obvious irregular thickening of peritoneum and mesenterium, multiple nodes in abdomen and pelvic masses.Conclusions The vigilance to the disease ought to be aroused when possesing the above-mentioned clinical manifestation. The diagnosis chiefly depends on the peritoneal biopsy with abdominal cavity puncture,peritoneoscopy and exploratory.