Localized biphasic malignant mesothelioma presenting as a giant pelvic wall mass: a rare case report and literature review

Table 1 Literature review and clinical data analysis

Author/year	Age	Sex	Asbestos Exposure	Location	Size (cm)	Anemia	Initial symptom
Sasaki et al [4]/2009	66	Male	Yes	Liver	4	No	No obvious symptoms
Shao et al [2]/2011	77	Female	No	Right abdominal wall	Very large	No	Notice enlarging lump
Kohno et al [5]/2012	69	Male	Yes	Left abdominal wall	10.7	No	No obvious symptoms
Takehara et al [6]/2014	72	Male	No	Transverse colon	10	Yes	Abdominal pain
Serter et al [7]/2015	66	Male	No	Liver	20	Yes	Abdominal pain
Ali et al [8]/2016	41	Female	No	Liver	24	Yes	No obvious symptoms
Dalal et al [9]/2018	69	Female	No	Liver	9	Yes	Abdominal pain
Present case	79	Male	No	Liver	8	No	No obvious symptoms
Author/year	Tumor marker		Treatment		Follow-up
Sasaki et al [4]/2009	Normal		Radical excision		No recurrence or metastasis 6 months after surgery
Shao et al [2]/2011	Normal		Symptomatic treatment		Died 6 months after discovery
Kohno et al [5]/2012	Normal		Radical excision		No recurrence more than 7 months after operation
Takehara et al [6]/2014	Normal		Radical excision		Died 6 months after operation
Serter et al [7]/2015	Normal		Radical excision		Unknown
Ali et al [8]/2016	Normal		Radical excision		Unknown
Dalal et al [9]/2018	Normal		Radical excision and adjuvant chemotherapy		Recurrence and progression during follow-up
Present case	Normal		Radical excision		Recurrence 4 years after surgery

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