Malignant pleural mesothelioma and gastric metastasis: A very rare case report and literature review

Nergis Ekmen; Hadi Sasani; Levent Erdem; Özkan Demirhan; Gülen Bülbül Doğusoy

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Year : 2016 \| Volume : 3 \| Issue : 2 \| Page : 181-184

Malignant pleural mesothelioma and gastric metastasis: A very rare case report and literature review Nergis Ekmen¹, Hadi Sasani², Levent Erdem¹, Özkan Demirhan³, Gülen Bülbül Doğusoy⁴ ¹ Istanbul Bilim University, Florence Nightingale Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology Section, Istanbul, Turkey ² Near East University, School of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Nicosia, Northern Cyprus ³ Istanbul Bilim University, Florence Nightingale Hospital, Department of Thorasic Surgery, Istanbul, Turkey ⁴ Istanbul Bilim University, Florence Nightingale Hospital, Department of Pathology, Istanbul, Turkey Correspondence Address: Nergis Ekmen Istanbul Bilim University, Florence Nightingale Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology Section, 34381, Istanbul Turkey Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None DOI: 10.5530/ami.2016.2.36

Introduction: Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a rare neoplasm. It has closed association with occupational asbestos exposure. Symptoms are commonly due to local invasion of pleura and mediastinal structures. MPM may have local or rarely distant organ metastasis by haematogenous spread in different organs such as liver, adrenal gland, kidney and contralateral lung. However, gastrointestinal involvement is very rare. Case Report: We report herein a 58-year-old female patient who was presented with back painand finally was diagnosed as MPM with distant metastasis to the stomach. Conclusion: Clinical, imaging and histopathologic findings play an important role in influencing the prognosis as well as treatment.



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