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Laparoscopic excision of a benign peritoneal cystic mesothelioma

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Benign cystic peritoneal mesothelioma is a rare tumor and most commonly occurs in women in the reproductive age group. It is very rare in women of postmenopausal age. We present a rare case of a postmenopausal woman with benign peritoneal cystic mesothelioma removed at laparoscopy.

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, Via dell’Istria 65/1, 34137, Trieste, Italy

    Andrea Limone

  2. Department of Gynecology and Gynecological Oncology, Campus Benjamin Franklin and Campus Mitte, Charitè, Berlin, Germany

    Josef Maier, Vito Chiantera & Achim Schneider

  3. Department of Pathology, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany

    Sefer Elezkurtaj & Hans-Dieter Foss

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Correspondence to Andrea Limone.

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Limone, A., Maier, J., Chiantera, V. et al. Laparoscopic excision of a benign peritoneal cystic mesothelioma. Arch Gynecol Obstet 281, 577–578 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-009-1203-0

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