Malignant Mesothelioma Diagnosed by Bronchoscopic Biopsy

Malignant mesothelioma is a rare malignant neoplasm that arises from mesothelial surfaces of the pleural cavity, peritoneal cavity, tunica vaginalis, or pericardium. Typically, pleural fluid cytology or closed pleural biopsy, surgical intervention (video thoracoscopic biopsy or open thoracotomy) is...

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Published in:Tuberculosis and respiratory diseases 2015, 78(3), 362, pp.297-301
Main Authors: Park, Yeon-Hee, Choi, Jae-Woo, Jung, Sang-Ok, Cho, Min-Ji, Kang, Da-Hyun, Chung, Chae-Uk, Park, Dong-Il, Moon, Jae-Young, Park, Hee-Sun, Jung, Sung-Soo, Kim, Ju-Ock, Kim, Sun-Young, Lee, Jeong-Eun
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Language:English
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Summary:Malignant mesothelioma is a rare malignant neoplasm that arises from mesothelial surfaces of the pleural cavity, peritoneal cavity, tunica vaginalis, or pericardium. Typically, pleural fluid cytology or closed pleural biopsy, surgical intervention (video thoracoscopic biopsy or open thoracotomy) is conducted to obtain pleural tissue specimens. However, endobronchial lesions are rarely seen and cases diagnosed from bronchoscopic biopsy are also rarely reported. We reported the case of a 77-year-old male who was diagnosed as malignant mesothelioma on bronchoscopic biopsy from obstructing masses of the endobronchial lesion.
ISSN:1738-3536
2005-6184
DOI:10.4046/trd.2015.78.3.297