Deciduoid pleural mesothelioma affecting a young female without prior asbestos exposure.
Pleural mesothelioma is commonly associated to asbestos exposure. A 40-year-old woman is described who presented with shortness of breath. She had a smoking history but no history of asbestos exposure. Chest radiography and computed tomography showed a large tumour on the right lower lung. An open pleural biopsy was performed. A metastatic adenocarcinoma of the pleura was primarily diagnosed. The tumour progressed and after surgical excision an accurate histological and immunohistochemical examination was performed. It revealed a pleural mesothelioma with a deciduoid differentiation that has not been described before.
Institute of Pathology, Medical University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.
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Zhu
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Bartels
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Feller
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Merz
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary; D000328:Adult; D001194:Asbestos; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery
D001194:Asbestos