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| Keywords: Peritoneal Cyst.jpg Peritoneal Cyst This 8-centimeter cyst was incidentally found at hysterectomy floating free in the peritoneal cavity a Zeppelin of the abdomen if you will Before making the diagnosis of this benign lesion it is important for the pathologist to quiz the surgeon concerning the intra-abdominal findings A cyst excised from a multicystic mesothelioma may look similar to this and while multicystic mesothelioma may not be a true neoplasm it has a stubborn tendency to recur locally The original photo was taken with a Nikon FE2 Nikkor macro lens and Ektachrome Elite 100 film The subject was lit by 4 photofloods The film is balanced for daylight so a blue compensation filter was used The transparency was scanned with a Polaroid SprintScan 35 and edited with Photoshop 3 04 Digital editing included using the Dust and Scratches filter to remove lint from the background and employing the Levels command to balance the dynamic range Photograph by Ed Uthman MD Public domain Posted 30 May 99 http //web2 airmail net/uthman/specimens/index html PD Ed Uthman Gross pathology Taken with Nikon FE2 Photographs taken on Ektachrome and Elite Chrome film | ||||
