title: Metastatic mesothelioma of the oral cavity. Report of two cases.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Kerpel
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Freedman
mesh_terms: 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*