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.
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.
Authors: Aatur D Singhi; Alyssa M Krasinskas; Haroon A Choudry; David L Bartlett; James F Pingpank; Herbert J Zeh; Alyssa Luvison; Kimberly Fuhrer; Nathan Bahary; Raja R Seethala; Sanja Dacic Journal: Mod Pathol Date: 2015-10-23 Impact factor: 7.842
Authors: Terence C Chua; Peng Yao; Javed Akther; Lawrence Young; Shisan Bao; Ushma Samaraweera; Tristan D Yan; David L Morris Journal: Pathol Oncol Res Date: 2009-04-29 Impact factor: 3.201