Malignant Peritoneum Mesothelioma with Hepatic Involvement: A Single Institution Experience in 5 Patients and Review of the Literature

Table 2

Outlines of reported cases of MPM invading liver and primary hepatic mesothelioma.

Year of publication and reference	Age/sex	History of asbestos exposure	Pathological pattern	Imaging or operation performance	Diagnosis
2013 [7]	68/F		Epithelial type	An intrahepatic tumor in the right lobe of the liver with cervical, axillary, and abdominal para-aortic lymph node swellings	Primary hepatic mesothelioma
2011 [8]	58/F		Epithelial type	An intrahepatic nodule in the posterior segment, with peritoneal thickening, multiple nodular lesions in the pelvic cavity, and para-aortic and intra-abdominal lymphadenopathy	MPM invading liver
2009 [9]	66/M		Biphasic type	A hepatic nodule in the S8 segment of the liver just under the diaphragm	Primary hepatic mesothelioma
2009 [10]	62/M		Epithelial type	An mass in the right lobe of the liver near the right adrenal gland	Primary hepatic mesothelioma
2008 [11]	53/M		Epithelial type	A hepatic mass at hepatic dome	Primary hepatic mesothelioma
2006 [12]	62/M		Epithelial type	A mass with cystic areas in the right liver lobe near the right adrenal gland	Primary hepatic mesothelioma
2003 [13]	54/F		Epithelial type	A heterogeneous mass in the right lobe of the liver	Primary hepatic mesothelioma
2002 [14]	64/M		Epithelial type	A tumor nodule in the right hepatic lobe	Primary hepatic mesothelioma

Note: M: male; F: female; +: positive; −: negative.