title: [Analysis of the clinical diagnosis of asbestosis complicated with malignant mesothelioma].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To discuss the clinical characteristics, diagnosis and treatment of the clinical characteristics and prognosis of asbestosis complicated with malignant mesothelioma patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  In 3 cases of asbestosis complicated with malignant mesothelioma were retrospectively analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In the 3 patients, 2 cases of pleural mesothelioma, with chest tightness, chest and back pain as initial symptom; 1 case of peritoneal mesothelioma, with abdominal distention, abdominal pain, dysuria as initial symptom. One case of the pleural mesothelioma misdiagnosed as tuberculous pleurisy. 3 patients were in CT or B ultrasound guided biopsy pathology confirmed to be malignant mesothelioma. 2 patients received systemic chemotherapy, another received symptomatic and supportive treatment. Up till now, 3 patients have died.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The disease is a high degree of malignant, the early clinical manifestations are not specific, easily missed diagnosis and misdiagnosis. The treatment effect is not ideal, the prognosis is poor. Biopsy is a reliable method for diagnosis of MM.
authors.affiliation: Qing Dao Central Medical Group Occupation Disease Prevention and Treatment Hospital, Qindao 266042, China.
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.affiliation: Qing Dao Central Medical Group Occupation Disease Prevention and Treatment Hospital, Qindao 266042, China.
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Qing Dao Central Medical Group Occupation Disease Prevention and Treatment Hospital, Qindao 266042, China.
authors.forename: Songquan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Qing Dao Central Medical Group Occupation Disease Prevention and Treatment Hospital, Qindao 266042, China.
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Qing Dao Central Medical Group Occupation Disease Prevention and Treatment Hospital, Qindao 266042, China; E-mail: chenyxqd@126.com.
authors.forename: Yanxia
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain; D001195:Asbestosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001416:Back Pain; D001706:Biopsy; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000086002:Mesothelioma, Malignant; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014396:Tuberculosis, Pleural