Unusual radiologic presentations of malignant peritoneal mesothelioma

Table 1 Unusual computed tomography presentations in patients with malignant peritoneal mesothelioma

Patient	Age	Gender	Initial complaint	PCI	CC	Unusual CT Finding	Status	Survival (mo)	Incidence of CT findings (%)
1	70	F	Left lower abdominal wall mass	23	1	Mass within left Spigelian hernia belt	DOD	22	1
2	43	M	Intractable vomiting	31	2	Large splenic mass	NED	98	5
3	48	F	Right rib pain	19	1	Lower mediastinal mass	DOD	73	2
4	73	M	Right inguinal hernia	20	1	Bilateral masses in inguinal canals	NED	3	1
5	37	M	Umbilical hernia	24	1	Cardiophrenic angle lymph nodes > 1.5 cm	NED	109	10
6	56	M	Ascites	18	1	Pleural plaques	DOD	92	1
7	36	M	Abdominal pain	33	3	Notched spleen	DOD	17	1
8	31	M	Abdominal pain	9	2	Mass > 5 cm adjacent jejunum	DOD	3	15

PCI: Peritoneal cancer index; CC: Completeness of cytoreduction; CT: Computed tomography; F: Female; M: Male; DOD: Died of disease; NED: No evidence of disease.