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ArticleClinical journal of gastroenterology2023

A case of malignant peritoneal mesothelioma with a Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome-like imaging finding.

Takanobu Iwadare, Takefumi Kimura, Yusuke Nagata, Hiroshi Suzuki, Hideo Kunimoto, Hiroyuki Kitabatake, Ayako Seki, Yasuhide Ochi, Etsuo Hara, Takeji Umemura

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Article in Clinical journal of gastroenterology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Takanobu IwadareDepartment of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto, 390-8621, Japan.
Takefumi KimuraDepartment of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto, 390-8621, Japan. kimuratakefumii@yahoo.co.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1481-1029
Yusuke NagataDepartment of Gastroenterology, Nagano Municipal Hospital, 1333-1 Tomitake, Nagano, 381-8551, Japan.
Hiroshi SuzukiDepartment of Gastroenterology, Nagano Municipal Hospital, 1333-1 Tomitake, Nagano, 381-8551, Japan.
Hideo KunimotoDepartment of Gastroenterology, Nagano Municipal Hospital, 1333-1 Tomitake, Nagano, 381-8551, Japan.
Hiroyuki KitabatakeDepartment of Gastroenterology, Nagano Municipal Hospital, 1333-1 Tomitake, Nagano, 381-8551, Japan.
Ayako SekiDepartment of Gastroenterology, Nagano Municipal Hospital, 1333-1 Tomitake, Nagano, 381-8551, Japan.
Yasuhide OchiDepartment of Gastroenterology, Nagano Municipal Hospital, 1333-1 Tomitake, Nagano, 381-8551, Japan.
Etsuo HaraDepartment of Gastroenterology, Nagano Municipal Hospital, 1333-1 Tomitake, Nagano, 381-8551, Japan.
Takeji UmemuraDepartment of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto, 390-8621, Japan.
Nagano Municipal Hospital · JPShinshu University · JP

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Abstract

Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma (MPeM) is a rare disease with a poor prognosis that develops in the mesothelial cells of the peritoneum. We encountered a 48-year-old man with no prior asbestos exposure who visited our hospital with abdominal pain. Laboratory findings showed elevated C-reactive protein of 15.5 mg/dL. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) detected a Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome-like contrast effect on the liver surface and thickening of the peritoneum. Blood culture, Mycobacterium tuberculosis-specific IFN-γ release assay, Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae DNA testing, and antinuclear antibody were all negative. CA125 was high at 124.8 U/mL. The laparoscopy for diagnostic purposes revealed adhesions between the liver surface and peritoneum in addition to numerous small and large white nodules on the peritoneum. Biopsy of the nodules confirmed the diagnosis of epithelial-type MPeM. Treatment was initiated with combined cisplatin and pemetrexed, and CT 6 months later showed a reduced contrast effect on the liver surface and improved peritoneal thickening. A Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome-like contrast effect on the liver surface on contrast-enhanced CT may help identify MPeM.

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HepatitisMesotheliomaMesothelioma, MalignantPelvic Inflammatory DiseasePeritoneal NeoplasmsPeritonitisFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedComputed tomographyFitz-Hugh-Curtis syndromeLaparoscopyMalignant peritoneal mesothelioma

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