Haematochezia: an atypical presentation of metastatic malignant pleural mesothelioma

Timothy Peacock; Sonja Klebe; Jon Barnard; Isabella Mor

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Haematochezia: an atypical presentation of metastatic malignant pleural mesothelioma

Timothy Peacock, Sonja Klebe, Jon Barnard, Isabella Mor

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Abstract

Metastases from pleural mesothelioma are rare and typically involve the regional lymph nodes, chest wall, contralateral lung, pericardium, peritoneum and bone. Intestinal involvement is exceedingly rare, with only six cases reported. We present a rare case of metastatic pleural mesothelioma with transmural rectal involvement with haematochezia as a primary symptom.

An 83-year-old male with known pleural mesothelioma presented with acute haematochezia...

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1054-1055
Number of pages	2
Journal	ANZ Journal of Surgery
Volume	93
Issue number	4
Early online date	5 Oct 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/ans.18095
Publication status	Published - Apr 2023
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

haematochezia
metastatic pleural mesothelioma
case report

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