title: Deciduoid mesothelioma of the pleura in an adolescent boy.
abstract: Deciduoid mesothelioma is an extremely rare variant of malignant epithelioid mesothelioma. This report presents the case of a 13-year-old boy with this type of tumor in his pleura, whose initial main symptoms were chest pains and progressive scoliosis. Ensuing chemotherapy, which comprised pemetrexed and cisplatin, yielded good response after 5 cycles. Subsequent radical surgery was carried out and another 3 cycles of chemotherapy were given. The patient has been doing well 2 years after completion of this regime of treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Li-Yi
authors.initials: LY
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.forename: Yung-Li
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Meng-Yao
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Dong-Tsamn
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Hsin-Yi
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Kai-Hsin
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018450:Disease Progression; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome