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, cilt.21, sa.4, 2003 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 21 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2003
  • Dergi Adı: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RHEUMATOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: ascites, benign cystic mesothelioma, familial Mediterranean fever, PERITONEAL MESOTHELIOMA, MALIGNANT MESOTHELIOMA
  • Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

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.