title: Localized malignant mesothelioma in the middle mediastinum: report of a case.
abstract: Localized malignant mesothelioma in the mediastinum is rare and most known cases have been reported as "localized malignant pericardial mesothelioma." We report a case of a middle mediastinal tumor, which we were able to resect completely. Histopathological examination of the tumor confirmed that it was a malignant epithelial lymphohistiocytoid mesothelioma. We assumed that the tumor was derived from the pericardium. Local recurrence was detected 1 year after resection, and the patient died of the disease about 2 years later.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Jyuzen General Hospital, Ehime, Japan.
authors.forename: Shintaro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Akamoto
authors.forename: Yasuhiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ono
authors.forename: Kazumi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ota
authors.forename: Norikazu
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Suzaki
authors.forename: Akinori
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sasaki
authors.forename: Yoshihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Matsuo
authors.forename: Kazuhiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hayashi
mesh_terms: D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D011859:Radiography