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Implantation and Monitoring by PET/CT of an Orthotopic Model of Human Pleural Mesothelioma in Athymic Mice
Published on: December 21, 2019
[Malignant mesothelioma of the pleura--diagnostic difficulties]
Adrianna Drozdowska1, Iwona Damps-Konstańska, Grazyna Kobierska-Gulida
1Klinika Alergologii Akademii Medycznej w Gdańsku.
Abstract:
Malignant mesothelioma of the pleura is a rare neoplasm with a poor prognosis. Noncharacteristic clinical signs, radiological features and similarity to other neoplasma (adenocarcinoma) in a microscopical evaluation lead to often diagnostic problems. Thoracoscopy followed by biopsy is routinely performed and is considered a main diagnostic procedure. Microscopic samples are usually examined by immunohistochemical analysis. In this report, presented is a case of malignant pleural mesothelioma, in which final diagnosis was delayed because of difficulties in diagnosis based on thoracoscopic biopsy.
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