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06 April 2025 : Case report  USA

Delayed Diagnosis of Peritoneal Mesothelioma in Recurrent Ascites: A Case Report

Challenging differential diagnosis

Hafiz Javed1ABEF, Arfa Ahmad1ADEF, Abdul Rehman ORCID logo1ABDEF*, Michael Wagner2BD, John E. McKnight3ADEF

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.946777

Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e946777

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Figure 4. Photomicrographs of omental biopsy specimen. (A, B) Hematoxylin and eosin staining show an infiltrating malignant epithelioid neoplasm involving fibro-adipose tissue. (C, D) Immunohistochemical stains showing strong positivity for CK5/6 and CK7. (E) Immunohistochemical staining shows focal positivity for calretinin. (F) Neoplastic cells are negative for MOC31 by immunohistochemical staining.

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American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923
American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923