PRIMARY MESOTHELIOMA OF THE PLEURA

Mesothelioma of the pleura.

Wagner’ in Germany in 1870 was the first to describe a tumor with the characteristics of a pleural mesothelioma and to recognize it as a pathological entity. He called it “a tubercle-like lymph adenoma.” From the time of this first description there has been a controversy among medical authorities until recently relative to the origin, histology and nomenclature of this dIsease. It has been var...

Familial Mesothelioma of the Pleura

A survey of 610 pleural mesotheliomas disclosed 40 familial cases. The diagnosis was histologically based in 39 cases, and confirmed by necropsy in 30. Occupational data were collected from the patients or from their relatives by personal interviews. Routine lung sections were examined for asbestos bodies in 32 cases. In 15 cases asbestos bodies were isolated after chemical digestion of lung ti...

Malignant mesothelioma of the pleura.

Primary mesothelioma of the pleura is a controversial entity referring to a growth originating from the mesothelium, the cell layer covering the inner surface of the pleural, pericardial and peritoneal cavities which are derived from the celomic space of the embryo. Willis1 denies their existence entirely and considers isolated masses of the pleura as rnetastatic deposits of some distant asympt...

Diffuse Mesothelioma of the Pleura and Asbestos.

Localized malignant mesothelioma of the pleura.

Because malignant mesothelioma is commonly seen as a diffuse neoplasm, a localized tumor is an extremely rare form of presentation. Only 45 cases have been reported, and little is known about their behavior. We report a new case of localized malignant mesothelioma with the microscopic appearance of diffuse malignant mesothelioma, but without any evidence of diffuse spread. A 54-year-old man, a ...