Peritoneal Mesotheliomas: Clinicopathologic Features, CT Findings, and Differential Diagnosis

Ji Yeon Park , Kyoung Won Kim ,Heon-Ju Kwon, Mi-Suk Park, Gui Young Kwon, Sun-Young Jun, Eun Sil Yu

OBJECTIVE. The objective of our study was to illustrate various CT findings of perito- neal mesotheliomas, to review their clinicopathologic features, and to discuss the differential diagnoses.

CONCLUSION. The clinicopathologic features of peritoneal mesotheliomas vary among the subtypes such as malignant mesotheliomas, cystic mesotheliomas, and well-differentiated papillary mesotheliomas, and accordingly, there is a spectrum of CT appearances.