Benign cystic mesothelioma: A rare cause of ascites in a case with familial Mediterranean fever

Curgunlu A., Karter Y., Tufekci I., Tunckale A., Karahasanoglu T.

CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RHEUMATOLOGY, vol.21, no.4, 2003 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 21 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2003
  • Journal Name: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RHEUMATOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Keywords: ascites, benign cystic mesothelioma, familial Mediterranean fever, PERITONEAL MESOTHELIOMA, MALIGNANT MESOTHELIOMA
  • Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Benign cystic mesothelioma (BCM) is a rare neoplasm of the peritoneum, consisting of solitary or multiple cysts arising from mesothelial cells. Here we report a patient with a previous diagnosis of familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) presenting with abdominal distension and ascites which were found to be due to BCM. The co-existence of these two entities has not been reported previously. Ascites as the presenting feature of BMC is also a rare observation.