title: Two malignancies or an unusual presentation of a pleural malignancy?
abstract: Malignant mesothelioma is primarily located in the pleura. Progression usually involves adjacent tissue invasion. Both lymphatic and haematogenous spreads are possible, but rare. Bone involvement usually means locally invasive disease and rarely bone marrow metastases. In this report we presented two patients with a mesothelioma and bone marrow metastases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonology, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands. b.knipscheer@antoniusziekenhuis.nl
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Knipscheer
authors.forename: R C R
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Kromontono
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: de Bruin
authors.forename: M J L
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: van Strijen
authors.forename: G J M
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Herder
mesh_terms: D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D000086002:Mesothelioma, Malignant; D008875:Middle Aged; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*
keywords: Asbestos; Bone marrow metastases; Case report; Mesothelioma; Pleura; Pleural malignancy