Cerebral metastasis from malignant pleural mesothelioma

The Role of Immunohistochemistry Studies in Distinguishing Malignant Mesothelioma from Metastatic Lung Carcinoma in Malignant Pleural Effusion

Background and Objective: Early diagnosis of malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is the key point of its treatment. The main problem is the precise diagnosis of mesothelioma and its differentiation from metastatic lung adenocarcinoma. Mesothelioma exhibits complex immunohistochemical characteristics. The aim of this study was to study hybrid immunohistochemistry in the differe...

Leptomeningeal metastasis from malignant pleural mesothelioma.

Leptomeningeal metastasis from malignant mesothelioma is very rare; to our knowledge, only one imaging report exists in the literature. We present the case of widespread leptomeningeal lesions secondary to a malignant mesothelioma in a 61-year-old woman.

Multiple intracranial metastases from postoperative giant sarcomatoid malignant pleural mesothelioma: A case report and literature review

Sarcomatoid malignant pleural mesothelioma (SMPM) is a rare tumor with poor response to treatment and a dismal prognosis. Distant metastases are not uncommon and usually appear at the late stages of the disease. However, cerebral metastases have rarely been documented. We herein report a case of a giant sarcomatoid carcinoma of the pleura in a 41-year-old male patient with no history of exposur...

Tract metastasis from previously unknown malignant pleural mesothelioma: a case report

A case of malignant pleural mesothelioma discovered because of a chest wall metastasis which developed over a previous pleural drainage site is presented. Imaging findings at sonography, contrast enhanced computed tomography and fluorodeoxyglucose - positron emission tomography are shown.

Extrathoracic lymph node metastases in malignant pleural mesothelioma.