Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Comparative Study
. 2003 May-Jun;89(3):269-73.
doi: 10.1177/030089160308900307.

Clinical presentation of peritoneal mesothelioma

Yair I Z Acherman  1 , Laura S Welch, Christina M Bromley, Paul H Sugarbaker
Affiliations
Comparative Study

Clinical presentation of peritoneal mesothelioma

Yair I Z Acherman et al. Tumori. 2003 May-Jun.

Abstract

Aim: To describe the clinical presentation of peritoneal mesothelioma and its impact on survival.

Methods: Data was collected from 51 patients with peritoneal mesothelioma treated at the Washington Cancer Institute. The demographic, clinical and pathologic information were analyzed.

Results: Pain was the most common symptom (recorded in 33% of patients); increased abdominal girth occurred in 31%, increased abdominal girth and pain in 5%, and a new onset hernia in 12%. In an additional 14% of patients, a variety of other clinical findings led to the diagnosis. There was a statistically significant difference in survival by gender, weight loss and volume of disease.

Conclusions: Pain was the most common initial presenting symptom, with increased abdominal girth as a second. A more favorable prognosis occurred in women with a small disease volume.

PubMed Disclaimer

Publication types