BACKGROUND The incidence of malignant mesothelioma continues to increase, but the disease remains difficult to detect early and treat effectively. METHODS The authors review the pathogenesis, incidence, clinical presentation, diagnosis, pathology, and both standard and experimental treatments for mesothelioma. RESULTS When possible, surgery (video-assisted thoracoscopy, pleurectomy/decortic...

The patient is a 66-year-old woman who had undergone a right extrapleural pneumonectomy 2 years earlier for pleural mesothelioma (stage II) and had received adjuvant chemoand radiotherapy. During the procedure, a Gore-Tex patch was used to reconstruct the diaphragm. Six months after surgery, a follow-up MRI was ordered due to high transaminase levels, and herniation of the liver into the thorax...

To confirm the risk of chest wall tract metastases following chest wall intervention for malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM), we reviewed our institutional experience. Between 2006 and 2010, 14 patients with MPM underwent chest wall intervention for diagnosis in Kyoto University Hospital. Seven of them underwent extrapleural pneumonectomy (EPP) after the diagnosis, while seven did not undergo ...

Solitary fibrous tumour is an uncommon soft tissue tumour initially described in the pleural cavity. In the past decade, it has been described in various extrapleural sites, including the abdomen. Traditionally regarded as benign, cases of histologically or clinically malignant solitary fibrous tumours are rare. This report describes such a case, although the patient is still disease free five ...