title: A case of diffused malignant pleural mesothelioma forming small multiple disseminations with intraoperatively suspicious carcinoid tumors.
abstract: A 65-year-old male, having symptoms suggestive of pulmonary malignant tumor, underwent video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS). Surgery revealed a solid tumor originating from the thoracic wall, with many small solid tumors in the thoracic wall and diaphragm near the tumor. The intraoperative observation of a frozen section typed the tumor as carcinoid; however, hematoxylin-eosin staining and immunohistological findings provided the definitive diagnosis of diffused, malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM).
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Clinical Research Institute, National Hospital Organization, Kyushu Medical Center, Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan. ryuichi_shizuka@yahoo.co.jp
authors.forename: Ryuichi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Suemitsu
authors.forename: Sadanori
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takeo
authors.forename: Motoharu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hamatake
authors.forename: Kiyomi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Furuya
authors.forename: Noriko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Uesugi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003964:Diaphragm / Q000473:pathology; D005629:Frozen Sections; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013194:Staining and Labeling; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome