Case report: Papillary mesothelioma of the peritoneum with foamy cell lining

Diagnostic Pathology

Table 2 Review of published cases of foamy cell mesothelioma

Case	Age, gender, site	Clinical data	Microscopy	Treatment
Cavazza [12]	56 F	Asbestos exposure	Papillary, 40% foam cells in solid areas	Died 6 mo.
Cavazza [12]	Pleura	Asbestos exposure	Papillary, 40% foam cells in solid areas	Died 6 mo.
Mikuz [4]	18 M	Traumatic hydrocele	Papillary. Foam cells in solid areas	Surgery
Mikuz [4]	Testis	Traumatic hydrocele	Papillary. Foam cells in solid areas	Alive and well 17 mo.
Ordoñez [2]	73 M	Asbestos exposure	Papillary. Foam cells in solid areas & carcinoid tumor	Chemotherapy and surgery
Ordoñez [2]	Pleura	Asbestos exposure	Papillary. Foam cells in solid areas & carcinoid tumor	Died 6 mo.
Baker (series) [13]	47 F	-	Papillary. Foam cells in solid areas	-
1 case/75	unknown	-	Papillary. Foam cells in solid areas	-
Komorowski [14]	45 F	-	Papillary. Foam cells in solid areas	Surgery and radiation
Komorowski [14]	Abdominal	-	Papillary. Foam cells in solid areas	Died 1 yr.
Kitazawa [10]	31 F	-	Papillary. Solid stromal foamy cell	Surgery and radiation.
Kitazawa [10]	Abdominal			Alive and well 5 yr.
Present case	34 F	Asbestos exposure	Papillary. Foam cells in papillae and cores	Surgery 3 mo.
Present case	Abdominal	Asbestos exposure	Papillary. Foam cells in papillae and cores	Surgery 3 mo.

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