title: Pleural multicystic mesothelial proliferation.
abstract: We report a rare case of pleural multicystic mesothelial proliferation occurring in a 62-year-old Japanese woman. Macroscopically, the lesion consisted of multiple thin wall cysts containing clear serous fluid. Histologic studies, including hematoxin-eosin stain, as well as the immunohistochemical method, revealed that the lesion was mesothelial in origin and consistent with a reactive change.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine (Section 3), Sapporo Medical College, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Katoh
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Satoh
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Oouchi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Imai
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kusajima
mesh_terms: D000941:Antigens / Q000032:analysis; D003238:Connective Tissue / Q000473:pathology; D003560:Cysts / Q000473:pathology*; D004848:Epithelium / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007633:Keratins / Q000032:analysis; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000032:analysis; D008875:Middle Aged; D018396:Mucin-1; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D014746:Vimentin / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D000941:Antigens; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D018396:Mucin-1; D014746:Vimentin; D007633:Keratins