Peritoneal malignant mesothelioma with epithelioid type, demonstrating high serum and ascitic KL-6 levels: immunohistochemical analyses

Peritoneal malignant mesothelioma with epithelioid type, demonstrating high serum and ascitic KL-6 levels: immunohistochemical analyses

We report a case of KL-6 producing peritoneal malignant mesothelioma. A 56-year-old woman was referred to our hospital on November 2005 with severe abdominal distention. Peritoneal malignant mesothelioma with epithelioid type was diagnosed by clinical symptoms, laboratory investigations, imaging stu...

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Main Authors: Saifun Nahar, Manabu Nakamoto, Akira Hokama, Chiharu Kobashigawa, Masatoshi Kaida, Tetsu Kinjo, Tetsuo Hirata, Nagisa Kinjo, Masanao Saio, Naoki Yoshimi, Yuji Ohtsuki, Jiro Fujita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2015-09-01
Series:Rare Tumors
Subjects:
Malignant mesothelioma
peritoneum
KL-6
Online Access:http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/rt/article/view/5947

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