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本文报导19例诊断为恶性腹膜间皮瘤患者的临床资料,诊断方法和生存期。所有患者均为男性,其中74%患者职业与石棉有接触,26%与石棉无关。从接触石棉到诊断此病平均时间为44.7年(18~49年)。最常见症状为腹痛,体重减轻和吞咽困难。多数患者出现大量腹水。对大多数患者除了止痛治疗外,没有给予其他治疗。诊断成立后平均存活期为6个月(0~29月)。其中有些患者接受手术或化疗,但并没有
This article reports the clinical data, diagnostic methods and survival of 19 patients diagnosed with malignant peritoneal mesothelioma. All patients were male, of whom 74% had occupational exposure to asbestos and 26% had no association with asbestos. The average time from asbestos exposure to diagnose the disease was 44.7 years (18-49 years). The most common symptoms are abdominal pain, weight loss, and difficulty swallowing. Most patients have a large amount of ascites. For most patients, other than pain relief treatment, no other treatment was given. After the diagnosis was established, the average survival period was 6 months (0 to 29 months). Some of these patients received surgery or chemotherapy but they did not