Adenocarcinoma simulating mesothelioma
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Generation and Expansion of Primary, Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma Tumor Lines
Published on: April 21, 2022
Ultrastructural Pathology
|July 1, 1996
Abstract:
Pleural biopsy in a 45-year-old woman with a haemorrhagic pleural effusion showed malignant cells. Stains for mucin and carcinoembryonic antigen were positive and adenocarcinoma was diagnosed. Some ultrastructural features were more typical of mesothelioma.
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