Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma presenting with respiratory symptoms

Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma is a rare disease associated with mild, n onspecific abdominal symptoms and a wide spectrum of imaging findings, with thickened mesentery and peritoneum being the most common ones. A case of a malignant peritoneal mesothelioma presenting with manifestations of pulmon ary disease is reported. Imaging evaluation revealed pleural, lung and peri cardial involvement together with retroperitoneal lymphadenopathy, little a scites and extensive omental, but only subtle, mesenteric thickening.