A case of benign fibrous mesothelioma of the pleura.
10.4046/trd.1999.46.3.432
- Author:
Sung keun LEE
1
;
Doe min KIM
;
Keung sun JANG
;
Jae sung KEUN
;
Woing Su KIM
;
Jong yuel KANG
;
Myung sun KIM
Author Information
1. Department of internal medicine, Hanil general hospital, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Benign;
Mesothelioma;
Pleura
- MeSH:
Chest Pain;
Diagnosis;
Diagnosis, Differential;
Female;
Humans;
Mesothelioma;
Middle Aged;
Pathology;
Pleura*;
Radiography;
Solitary Fibrous Tumor, Pleural*;
Thorax
- From:Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
1999;46(3):432-440
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Benign fibrous mesothelioma of the pleura is a relatively rare neoplasm originated from pleural mesothelial cell, often asymptomatic or presenting with a specifical sign. One of the main problems, concerns the preoperative differential diagnosis, mainly because it is difficult to differentiate between benign and malignant type. A 62-year old woman presented with recurrent chest pain. The chest radiography in a patient was suspected localized pleural mesothelioma. The chest computed tomography scan showed that mass like lesion of well marginated ovoid shape with homogenous attenuation on anterior-basal segment of right lower lobe. After resection of a pleural mass by thoracoscopic extirpation from right hemithorax, Localized benign fibrous mesothelioma of the pleura was confirmed by pathology and immunohisto-chemical staining. We report here one case of pleural benign fibrous mesothelioma with some considerations on its diagnosis and treatment.
