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Case Report
A rare presentation of malignant peritoneal mesothelioma in a 22-year-old man
1 Department of Medicine, Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA
2 Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Simone A Jarrett
Internal Medicine, Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, 5501 Old York Road, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19141,
USA
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Article ID: 100101Z10SJ2022
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Jarrett SA, Chiang B, Hiedra R, Kalman RS. A rare presentation of malignant peritoneal mesothelioma in a 22-year-old man. J Case Rep Images Oncology 2022;8:100101Z10SJ2022.ABSTRACT
Introduction: Peritoneal mesothelioma is a rare malignancy. The etiology is unclear but a majority of cases are associated with asbestos exposure and heavy metal exposure. There is also no standardized management for this disease.
Case Report: This is a 22-year-old man who presented with ascites with no history of asbestosis or heavy metal exposure. He had a computed tomography (CT) scan completed that showed extensive metastatic disease involving lymph nodes above and below the diaphragm, peritoneal carcinomatosis, and large bilateral pleural effusions. An omental node biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of primary malignant peritoneal mesothelioma (MPM). He was started on a palliative chemotherapy regimen, extrapolated from pleural mesothelioma treatment, which consisted of cisplatin and pemetrexed.
Conclusion: Further research into possible risk factors and exposures that cause MPM, as well as forming standardized treatment is needed to improve prognosis and management of these patients.
Keywords: Ascites, Cancer, Mesothelioma, Oncology, Rare, Young adult
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Simone A Jarrett - Conception of the work, Design of the work, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Drafting the work, Revising the work critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published, Agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.
Brenda Chiang - Acquisition of data, Drafting the work, Revising the work critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published, Agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.
Raul Hiedra - Conception of the work, Design of the work, Revising the work critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published, Agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.
Richard S Kalman - Analysis of data, Revising the work critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published, Agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.
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