Primary malignant mesothelioma of the appendix

Kazunao Hayashi; Masaaki Takamura; Yuichi Sato; Kumiko Takahashi; Hiromi Sato; Kazumi Youkou; Hisashi Yokoyama; Minoru Nomoto; Chihiro Inoue; Go Hasegawa; Yutaka Aoyagi

doi:10.2169/internalmedicine.51.6990

Primary malignant mesothelioma of the appendix

Kazunao Hayashi, Masaaki Takamura, Yuichi Sato, Kumiko Takahashi, Hiromi Sato, Kazumi Youkou, Hisashi Yokoyama, Minoru Nomoto, Chihiro Inoue, Go Hasegawa, Yutaka Aoyagi

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Niigata University

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1027-1030
Number of pages	4
Journal	Internal Medicine
Volume	51
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.51.6990
Publication status	Published - 2012

Keywords

Appendix
Malignant mesothelioma
Multiple organ metastases
Soluble mesothelin-related peptides (SMRP)

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