title: Malignant mesenchymoma of the pleura.
abstract: Malignant mesenchymomas are uncommon tumors of soft tissues. Three such tumors involving the pleura have been reported in the literature. We report a case of malignant mesenchymoma of the pleura that had liposarcomatous, rhabdomyosarcomatous, chondrosarcomatous, and osteosarcomatous elements.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sheffield
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Rao
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000473:pathology; D000368:Aged; D018287:Carcinoma, Large Cell / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007633:Keratins / Q000032:analysis; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008637:Mesenchymoma / Q000473:pathology*; D009336:Necrosis; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D007633:Keratins