A Case of Malignant Mesothelioma of the Uterus.
- Author:
Ki Young RYU
1
;
Joong Sik SHIN
;
Sam Hyun CHO
;
Seung Ryong KIM
;
Jung Bae YOO
;
Kyung Tai KIM
;
Youn Yeoung HWANG
;
Seok Hoon JEON
;
Jung Dal LEE
;
Min Chul LEE
Author Information
1. Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Malignant mesothelioma;
Uterus
- MeSH:
Diagnosis;
Mesothelioma*;
Uterus*
- From:Journal of the Korean Cancer Association
1997;29(2):362-362
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Malignant mesothelioma of the serosal surface of the uterus body is very rare and almost invariably malignant. Their diagnosis is made postoperatively in most instances.Various treatments have been described for malignant mesothelioma but effective method is still not known. A case of malignant mesothelioma of the uterus body with post-surgical pelvic persistence is presented. The diagnosis of carcinomatous mesothelioma was made postoperatively by pathologic examination and immunohistochemical reaction of the tumor cells.
