Mesothelioma – “not Just in the Chest”

Non-malignant chest x ray changes in patients with mesothelioma in a large cohort of asbestos insulation workers.

To assess the prevalence of non-malignant chest x ray abnormalities in cases of mesothelioma 184 cases of mesothelioma (72 pleural and 112 peritoneal) which had occurred in a cohort of asbestos insulation workers followed up since 1967 were studied. Chest x ray films of satisfactory quality, on which the presence or absence of non-malignant radiological changes indicating interstitial pulmonary...

Dysphagia complicating malignant mesothelioma.

Aching chest discomfort, breathlessness, and malaise are the common complaints in mesothelioma.' 2 Occasionally the tumour is discovered on a chest radiograph before symptoms become manifest and, rarely, rapid accumulation of pleural fluids leads to an emergency admission with acute breathlessness.' In two series dysphagia has been reported as a rare preterminal event'3 while in other series24-...

Surgical treatment of mesothelioma: pleurectomy.

Malignant diffuse mesothelioma is the most common type of mesothelioma, with a median survival ranging from 8.5 to 18 months after diagnosis. Good performance status, absence of chest pain, age < 50 years, and epithelial histology are all associated with improved survival. Several investigators have described staging systems for this tumor and have emphasized the importance of thoracoscopy in t...

Role of closed-needle biopsy in the diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma of the pleura.

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 ...

Metal fume fever and asthma.

Communications to the Editor diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma is not clearly established. For this purpose, a study of needle biopsy pleural specimens of suspected cases of malignant mesothelioma cosnpared to larger tissue samples obtained by surgery from the same patients needs to be done. \Vt’ appreciate Dr. Kwee and Dr. Utama’s interest in our report and thank them for their thought-provo...