[Fibrous pleural mesothelioma (pleura fibroma) -- a contribution to the differential diagnosis of pleural tumours (author's transl)].
Five cases of mesothelioma are described, their clinical and radiological findings are analysed and the results compared with those in the literature. The lesion is a benign pleural tumour which rarely causes symptoms; it is usually found accidentally, but can reach an extraordinary size. Surgical removal results in cure. Only a small proportion recur. Distant metastases are not found. Even when there is a recurrence, cure can be attained by a second operation.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000792:Angiography; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Das fibröse Pleuramesotheliom (Pleurafibrom). Ein Beitrag zur Differentialdiagnose von Pleuratumoren.