title: Primary mesothelioma. A practical tutorial review.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Gastroenterologists, internists, and surgeons
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  After completion of this article, the reader will be able to understand the main diagnostic features of this disease and the differential diagnosis with other entities that have a more benign outcome. The lack of acceptable treatment is explained.
authors.affiliation: Huntington Hospital, Pasadena, California, USA.
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Cantor
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy