Adenocarcinoma simulating mesothelioma.
Pleural biopsy in a 45-year-old woman with a haemorrhagic pleural effusion showed malignant cells. Stains for mucin and carcinoembryonic antigen were positive and adenocarcinoma was diagnosed. Some ultrastructural features were more typical of mesothelioma.
Corrin
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B
Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK.
Dewar
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A
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008875:Middle Aged; D016066:Pleural Effusion, Malignant / Q000473:pathology; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure