title: [Anatomopathologic study of 54 cases of diffuse pleural mesothelioma found in the harbor regions of Nantes, Saint-Nazaire and Lorient].
abstract: The study concerned the macroscopic and microscopic examination of 54 cases of diffuse malignant mesothelioma. Four points were felt to be of interest and worthy of emphasis: --the unilateral nature of the lesions, constant in this series; --the absence of involvement of other serous surfaces; --the tumour-like appearance of the disorder in 2/3 of cases and the appearance of a simple pachy-pleuritis in 1/3; --from a histological standpoint, despite the morphological flexibility of the classically accepted mesothelial cells, the homogenicity of our group, in which tumour morphology was much more epithelial than histiocytic or connective.
mesh_terms: D001194:Asbestos / Q000009:adverse effects; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000473:pathology*; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D010994:Pleura / Q000166:cytology; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D001194:Asbestos
vernacular_title: Etude anatomo-pathologique de 54 cas de mésothéliomes pleuraux diffus observés dans les régions portuaires de Nantes, Saint-Nazaire et Lorient