title: [Mesothelioma of Unknown Primary Site with Resection of Mediastinal Lymph Node Metastasis].
abstract: A 63-year-old male underwent biopsy of a mediastinal lymph node. Intra-operative frozen section diagnosis was metastatic mesothelioma. The primary site of mesothelioma was not detected in the thoracic cavity. One year later, he was again removed a mediastinal lymph node metastasis, but the primary site was not detected. Eight months later, he was performed right neck and mediastinal lymph node dissection due to additionally appeared lymph node metastases, but the primary site was not detected. He is well 6 months after last surgery with postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Thoracic Surgery, JA Onomichi General Hospital, Onomichi, Japan.
authors.forename: Minoru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yamaki
authors.forename: Toshio
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Noriyuki
authors.forename: Daisuke
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Takei
authors.forename: Yuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takemoto
authors.forename: Ryusuke
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: Syuji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yonehara
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009382:Neoplasms, Unknown Primary / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012008:Recurrence; D012086:Reoperation; D016896:Treatment Outcome