Okelue Edwards Okobi

Introduction Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma (MPM) is a highly lethal malignancy of the serosal membranes of the pleura, peritoneum, pericardium, or tunica vaginalis testes. Only 10–15% of the approximately 3,300 cases of mesothelioma diagnosed in the USA every year are peritoneal, resulting in about 600 new cases annually, making this a rare occurrence [1]. The peritoneum is the second most frequent site of origin of mesothelioma, following the pleura [2].