1.A case of benign fibrous mesothelioma of the pleura.
Sung keun LEE ; Doe min KIM ; Keung sun JANG ; Jae sung KEUN ; Woing Su KIM ; Jong yuel KANG ; Myung sun KIM
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 1999;46(3):432-440
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.
Chest Pain
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Diagnosis
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Female
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Humans
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Mesothelioma
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Middle Aged
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Pathology
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Pleura*
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Radiography
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Solitary Fibrous Tumor, Pleural*
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Thorax