[Morphology, diagnosis and differential diagnosis of mesothelioma]. 1988

R L Wu, and J Q Peng
Tongji Medical University, Wuhan.

Forty cases of mesothelioma biopsied and autopsied from 1961 to 1985 were studied and analysed as to their morphology, diagnosis and differential diagnosis. Mesothelioma had complex histologic types. The tumor cells varied in size and shape and were characterized morphologically by the coexistence of biphasic differentiation, adenoid and microvilli formation. The pathologic diagnosis is made according to the feature of biphasic differentiation, or coexistence of epithelioid and spindle tumor cells. It should be emphasized that the tissue sections are taken from multiple areas. Usually, the correct diagnosis is made in correlation to the clinical manifestations. For difficult cases of the diffuse mesothelioma, electron microscopy is needed to differentiate from metastatic adenocarcinoma and spindle cell sarcoma etc.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008654 Mesothelioma A tumor derived from mesothelial tissue (peritoneum, pleura, pericardium). It appears as broad sheets of cells, with some regions containing spindle-shaped, sarcoma-like cells and other regions showing adenomatous patterns. Pleural mesotheliomas have been linked to exposure to asbestos. (Dorland, 27th ed) Mesotheliomas
D010534 Peritoneal Neoplasms Tumors or cancer of the PERITONEUM. Peritoneal Carcinomatosis,Peritoneal Surface Malignancy,Carcinomatosis, Peritoneal,Malignancy, Peritoneal Surface,Neoplasm, Peritoneal,Peritoneal Carcinomatoses,Peritoneal Neoplasm,Peritoneal Surface Malignancies,Surface Malignancy, Peritoneal
D010997 Pleural Neoplasms Neoplasms of the thin serous membrane that envelopes the lungs and lines the thoracic cavity. Pleural neoplasms are exceedingly rare and are usually not diagnosed until they are advanced because in the early stages they produce no symptoms. Neoplasms, Pleural,Neoplasm, Pleural,Pleural Neoplasm
D003937 Diagnosis, Differential Determination of which one of two or more diseases or conditions a patient is suffering from by systematically comparing and contrasting results of diagnostic measures. Diagnoses, Differential,Differential Diagnoses,Differential Diagnosis
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults

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