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  1. ‚Ä¢ Patients with peritoneal mesothelioma eventually have exploratory surgery of the abdomen (laparotomy), with
  2.   an open directed biopsy . Sometimes a simpler procedure, peritonoscopy , may yield enough tissue for
  3.   diagnosis. An adequate biopsy is essential, since peritoneal mesothelioma can be confused with
  4.   adenocarcinomas arising in other tissues, especially the ovary.
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