Distant visceral metastases in pleural mesothelioma.
Distant visceral metastases were found in 15 of 32 cases of pleural mesothelioma (47%). Contrary to earlier reports pleural mesothelioma should be regarded as a tumour in which visceral metastases are not uncommon. No association was found between the histological type of mesothelioma and visceral metastases; the peritoneal involvement found in five cases is probably due to local infiltration and seeding.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology; D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000473:pathology; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000473:pathology*; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D012606:Scotland