Benign fibrous mesothelioma: report of a case.
A case of fibrous benign mesothelioma is reported, together with some considerations on the diagnosis and the treatment of this rare tumour. Preoperative diagnosis is often impossible and so surgery is of great value both for treatment and diagnosis.
Morelli
M M
MM
1st Department of Surgery, University of Rome La Sapienza, Department of Pathology, University of Rome "La Sapienza", Italy.
Di Giacomo
M
M
Di Marzo
L
L
Scucchi
L
L
Cavallaro
A
A
D000368:Aged; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery