Metastatic mesothelioma of the oral cavity. Report of two cases.
Malignant mesothelioma is an aggressive neoplasm originating from the serosal surfaces of the pleural or peritoneal cavity. The following article describes two cases of metastatic mesothelioma to the oral cavity; one involves the tongue, the other involves the mandible. The diagnostic criteria for differentiating metastatic mesothelioma from adenocarcinoma are also discussed.
Kerpel
S M
SM
New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens.
Freedman
P D
PD
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*