title: Mesothelioma - Update on Diagnostic Strategies.
abstract: Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) can be a challenging diagnosis for clinicians to make as it is often difficult to distinguish from benign asbestos pleural effusions and metastatic carcinomas. In this review, we present a case of MPM and discuss clinical manifestations, traditional diagnostic techniques, and the role of cytopathologic immunostains and serum biomarkers in the diagnosis of MPM.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Jesse Brown VA Medical Center and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 240 E. Huron, McGaw M-330, Chicago, IL 60611.
authors.forename: Carmen M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Rosario
authors.forename: Xiaoqi
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: David W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Kamp