title: Benign mesothelial cells in lymph nodes and lymphatic spaces associated with ascites.
abstract: Intra-nodal mesothelial cells are assumed to be indicative of metastatic mesothelioma. The invasion of benign mesothelial cells into lymph nodes is an extraordinary complication of different (mostly inflammatory) disorders involving the serosal cavities. In a cirrhotic patient with recurrent ascites, this report describes the first case of mesothelial cell spreading into lymphatic vessels, coexisting with non-malignant inclusions of mesothelial cells in multiple abdominal lymph nodes.
authors.affiliation: Surgical Pathology and Cytopathology Unit, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pizzi
authors.affiliation: Surgical Pathology and Cytopathology Unit, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
authors.forename: Elisa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Valentini
authors.affiliation: Surgical Pathology and Cytopathology Unit, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Galligioni
authors.affiliation: Surgical Pathology and Cytopathology Unit, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
authors.forename: Sonia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cesaro
authors.affiliation: Clinica Medica 5, Department of Medicine-DIMED, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
authors.forename: Patrizia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pontisso
authors.affiliation: Clinica Chirugica 3, Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology-DiSCOG, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
authors.forename: Gianfranco
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Da Dalt
authors.affiliation: Surgical Pathology and Cytopathology Unit, University of Padova, Padova, Italy. massimo.rugge@unipd.it.
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rugge
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001201:Ascites / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000032:analysis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004848:Epithelium / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology*; D042601:Lymphatic Vessels / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000175:diagnosis; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers