Flow cytometric analysis of a localized malignant mesothelioma

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Gómez-Román, JJ
Monslera, R
Olmedo, IS
Val-Bernal, JF
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[1] Univ Cantabria, Dept Anat Patol, Thorac Surg Serv,Med Fac, Univ Hosp Marques de Valdecilla,Natl Hlth Inst, Santander 39008, Cantabria, Spain
[2] Univ Cantabria, Gen Surg Serv, Fac Med, Univ Hosp Marques de Valdecilla,Natl Hlth Inst, Santander 39008, Cantabria, Spain
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10.1016/S0003-4975(01)03261-1
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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Malignant mesothelioma usually presents as a diffuse neoplasm. We report a localized malignant mesothelioma in the parietal pleura of a patient who was not exposed to asbestos. A complete clinical, pathologic, and immunohistochemical description is provided. Flow cytometric analysis showed an aneuploid DNA content in neoplastic cells. The patient is alive and well 8 months after complete surgical resection. Localized malignant mesothelioma must be included in the differential diagnosis in chest wall-based neoplasms. (C) 2002 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.
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