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Peritoneal Mesothelioma Diagnosed on Frozen Section During Diagnostic Laparoscopy: A Case Report.

Mae Visconti, Jenna M Watts, Wade Weston, Jamie F Cimino, Gerald Englund, Mark Jarosz

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Article in Cureus, 2025. 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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6 authors.

Mae ViscontiSurgery, Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences, Joplin, USA.
Jenna M WattsSurgery, Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences, Joplin, USA.
Wade WestonSurgery, Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences, Joplin, USA.
Jamie F CiminoObstetrics and Gynecology, Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences, Joplin, USA.
Gerald EnglundObstetrics and Gynecology, Freeman Health System, Joplin, USA.
Mark JaroszObstetrics and Gynecology, Freeman Health System, Joplin, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Malignant mesothelioma is a rare neoplasm arising from the proliferation of mesothelial cells. When this proliferation involves the lining of the abdomen, the peritoneum, it is referred to as malignant peritoneal mesothelioma (MPM). We present a case of MPM identified during diagnostic laparoscopy, detailing the patient's symptoms and prior workup that prompted the procedure. This report describes a rare, rapidly progressive case in an elderly female patient, diagnosed via frozen section and immunohistochemistry, who experienced clinical deterioration over 24 days from initial presentation, highlighting both the diagnostic challenges and the aggressive nature of this disease.

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asbestos exposureatypical mesothelial cellsd2-40diagnostic laparoscopygynec oncologyhyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapymalignant peritoneal mesotheliomaperitoneal malignancy

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PMID41235016
PMCPMC12608921

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