A case of benign localized pleural mesothelioma

Localized benign pleural mesothelioma: a case report.

Primary neoplasms of the pleura are rare tumors and the majority are generally mesotheliomas. Mesotheliomas are either localized and mostly benign, or diffuse and uniformly malignant neoplasms. Localised benign pulmonary mesothelioma (solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura) are originally thought to be a variant of diffuse pleural mesothelioma because they consists of a spindle cell stroma associ...

Localized malignant pleural mesothelioma with renal metastasis

Localized malignant pleural mesothelioma (LMM) is a rare subset of malignant pleural mesothelioma. Its epidemiology, biology, natural history and optimal treatment are poorly understood. We report a case of LMM treated aggressively with complete surgical resection and adjuvant radiotherapy, but subsequently complicated by local chest wall recurrence and solitary metastasis to the kidney. This c...

Pleural mesothelioma – case report

BACKGROUND Pleural mesothelioma is a very rare neoplasm; especially the local form. The diagnostics is difficult and the prognosis unfavourable. CASE REPORT We presented a case of a man with dyspnoea and cough. His chest radiogram showed hydrothorax on the left side. Neither the examinations of the pleural liquid, nor the CT-guided fine needle biopsy established the diagnosis. CT showed featu...

Localized Pleural Mesothelioma of Epithelial Type and Malignant Nature. Report of a Case.

Localized malignant pleural mesothelioma treated by a curative intent lobectomy: a case report.

Localized malignant mesothelioma is an extremely rare form of presentation of malignant mesotheliomas. The definitive therapeutic modality of the disease is yet to be identified. A 50-year-old male, a former smoker without occupational and/or environmental exposure to asbestos, presented complaining of an intractable cough. The chest radiography showed a left upper lobe mass. The computed tomog...