title: Pulmonary mesothelioma in bronchioalveolar lavage: a case report.
abstract: Mesothelioma is a neoplasm arising from the mesothelial cells lining the body serosal surfaces. The frequent primary sites include the pleura followed by the peritoneum and rarely the pericardium. Pleural mesothelioma encases the lung and fills the pleural space, which limits the lungs' ability to expand. The initial diagnosis requires the presence of characteristic clinical, radiological, and pathological features. A thorough review of the English language literature found no reports where a diagnosis of mesothelioma was made on material originating from bronchioalveolar lavage (BAL). We report a case of lung parenchymal involvement by mesothelioma shedding cells in BAL specimen.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Wayne State University, The Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA.
authors.forename: Josephine
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Akinfolarin
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Black
authors.forename: Mousa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Al-Abbadi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis; D018893:Bronchoalveolar Lavage; D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / Q000737:chemistry / Q000166:cytology*; D064032:Calbindin 2; D003581:Cytodiagnosis / Q000379:methods; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000737:chemistry / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D064030:S100 Calcium Binding Protein G / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D064032:Calbindin 2; D064030:S100 Calcium Binding Protein G