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| Micro = infiltrative atypical cells (epithelioid, spindled or both) | | Micro = infiltrative atypical cells (epithelioid, spindled or both) | ||
| Subtypes = biphasic mesothelioma, epithelioid mesothelioma, desmoplastic mesothelioma, sarcomatoid mesothelioma. | | Subtypes = biphasic mesothelioma, epithelioid mesothelioma, desmoplastic mesothelioma, sarcomatoid mesothelioma. | ||
| LMDDx = mesothelial hyperplasia, fibrosing pleuritis, [[adenocarcinoma]] - esp. [[lung adenocarcinoma|lung]], [[serous carcinoma]] | | LMDDx = mesothelial hyperplasia, [[fibrosing pleuritis]], [[adenocarcinoma]] - esp. [[lung adenocarcinoma|lung]], [[serous carcinoma]] | ||
| Stains = | | Stains = | ||
| IHC = calretinin +ve, D2-40 +ve, CK5/6 +ve, WT-1 +ve, CK7 +ve, CEA -ve, TTF-1 -ve | | IHC = calretinin +ve, D2-40 +ve, [[CK5/6]] +ve, WT-1 +ve, [[CK7]] +ve, CEA -ve, [[TTF-1]] -ve, MTAP -ve (pleural mesothelioma), BAP1 -ve | ||
| EM = | | EM = | ||
| Molecular = | | Molecular = +/-p16 deletion | ||
| IF = | | IF = | ||
| Gross = | | Gross = | ||
| Grossing = | | Grossing = | ||
| Site = [[lung]], [[peritoneum]], [[omentum]], pericardium | | Site = [[lung]], [[peritoneum]], [[omentum]], [[pericardium]] | ||
| Assdx = | | Assdx = [[asbestosis]] | ||
| Syndromes = | | Syndromes = | ||
| Clinicalhx = asbestos exposure | | Clinicalhx = +/-asbestos exposure | ||
| Signs = | | Signs = | ||
| Symptoms = | | Symptoms = | ||
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==General== | ==General== | ||
*Poor prognosis - median survival <12 months.<ref name=pmid23413596>{{Cite journal | last1 = Mineo | first1 = TC. | last2 = Ambrogi | first2 = V. | title = Malignant pleural mesothelioma: factors influencing the prognosis. | journal = Oncology (Williston Park) | volume = 26 | issue = 12 | pages = 1164-75 | month = Dec | year = 2012 | doi = | PMID = 23413596 }}</ref> | *Incidence | ||
**Rare tumor accounting for 4-7 cases per million individuals. | |||
**More common in men in 5th and 6th decades of life. | |||
*Poor prognosis<ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Haber | first1 = SE. | last2 = Haber | first2 = JM. | title = Malignant mesothelioma: a clinical study of 238 cases. | journal = Ind Health | volume = 49 | issue = 2 | pages = 166-72 | month = | year = 2011 | doi = | PMID = 21173534 }}</ref> - median survival <12 months.<ref name=pmid23413596>{{Cite journal | last1 = Mineo | first1 = TC. | last2 = Ambrogi | first2 = V. | title = Malignant pleural mesothelioma: factors influencing the prognosis. | journal = Oncology (Williston Park) | volume = 26 | issue = 12 | pages = 1164-75 | month = Dec | year = 2012 | doi = | PMID = 23413596 }}</ref> | |||
Locations: | Locations: | ||
*Lung. | *Lung. | ||
*Primary [[peritoneum|peritoneal]]. | *Primary [[peritoneum|peritoneal]]. | ||
*Primary pericardial.<ref name=pmid22740748>{{Cite journal | last1 = Sardar | first1 = MR. | last2 = Kuntz | first2 = C. | last3 = Patel | first3 = T. | last4 = Saeed | first4 = W. | last5 = Gnall | first5 = E. | last6 = Imaizumi | first6 = S. | last7 = Lande | first7 = L. | title = Primary pericardial mesothelioma unique case and literature review. | journal = Tex Heart Inst J | volume = 39 | issue = 2 | pages = 261-4 | month = | year = 2012 | doi = | PMID = 22740748 }}</ref> | *Primary [[pericardium|pericardial]].<ref name=pmid22740748>{{Cite journal | last1 = Sardar | first1 = MR. | last2 = Kuntz | first2 = C. | last3 = Patel | first3 = T. | last4 = Saeed | first4 = W. | last5 = Gnall | first5 = E. | last6 = Imaizumi | first6 = S. | last7 = Lande | first7 = L. | title = Primary pericardial mesothelioma unique case and literature review. | journal = Tex Heart Inst J | volume = 39 | issue = 2 | pages = 261-4 | month = | year = 2012 | doi = | PMID = 22740748 }}</ref> | ||
Epidemiology: | Epidemiology: | ||
*Strong association with asbestos exposure. | *Strong association with asbestos exposure. | ||
Treatment: | |||
*+/-Surgical debulking (cytoreduction) with heated chemotherapy - for intraperitoneal mesothelioma.<ref name=pmid24158467>{{cite journal |author=Wong J, Koch AL, Deneve JL, Fulp W, Tanvetyanon T, Dessureault S |title=Repeat cytoreductive surgery and heated intraperitoneal chemotherapy may offer survival benefit for intraperitoneal mesothelioma: a single institution experience |journal=Ann. Surg. Oncol. |volume=21 |issue=5 |pages=1480–6 |year=2014 |month=May |pmid=24158467 |doi=10.1245/s10434-013-3341-7 |url=}}</ref> | |||
Note: | |||
*No association with [[smoking]].{{fact}}<ref name=pmid24351898>{{Cite journal | last1 = Offermans | first1 = NS. | last2 = Vermeulen | first2 = R. | last3 = Burdorf | first3 = A. | last4 = Goldbohm | first4 = RA. | last5 = Kauppinen | first5 = T. | last6 = Kromhout | first6 = H. | last7 = van den Brandt | first7 = PA. | title = Occupational asbestos exposure and risk of pleural mesothelioma, lung cancer, and laryngeal cancer in the prospective Netherlands cohort study. | journal = J Occup Environ Med | volume = 56 | issue = 1 | pages = 6-19 | month = Jan | year = 2014 | doi = 10.1097/JOM.0000000000000060 | PMID = 24351898 }}</ref> | |||
===Asbestos=== | |||
Conditions associated with asbestos exposure (mnemonic ''PALM''):<ref name=Ref_PCPBoD8_375>{{Ref PCPBoD8|375}}</ref> | Conditions associated with asbestos exposure (mnemonic ''PALM''):<ref name=Ref_PCPBoD8_375>{{Ref PCPBoD8|375}}</ref> | ||
*Pleural plaques. | *[[Pleural plaques]]. | ||
*[[Asbestosis]]. | *[[Asbestosis]]. | ||
*[[Lung carcinoma]]. | *[[Lung carcinoma]]. | ||
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Features:<ref name=Ref_WMSP156>{{Ref WMSP|156}}</ref> | Features:<ref name=Ref_WMSP156>{{Ref WMSP|156}}</ref> | ||
*Infiltrative atypical cells - '''key feature'''. | *Infiltrative atypical cells - '''key feature'''. | ||
**Infiltration into fat - ''diagnostic''. | |||
**+/-Epithelioid cells - may be cytologically bland, i.e. benign appearing. | **+/-Epithelioid cells - may be cytologically bland, i.e. benign appearing. | ||
***Variable architecture: sheets, microglandular, tubulopapillary. | ***Variable architecture: sheets, microglandular, tubulopapillary. | ||
***+/-[[Psammoma bodies]]. | ***+/-[[Psammoma bodies]]. | ||
**+/-Spindle cells. | **+/-Spindle cells. | ||
*+/-''Ferruginous body'' - '''strongly supportive'''.<ref>URL: [http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/asbestos+body http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/asbestos+body]. Accessed on: 4 November 2011.</ref> | *+/-''[[Ferruginous body]]'' - '''strongly supportive'''.<ref>URL: [http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/asbestos+body http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/asbestos+body]. Accessed on: 4 November 2011.</ref> | ||
** Looks like a (twirling) baton - segemented appearance, brown colour. | ** Looks like a (twirling) baton - segemented appearance, brown colour. | ||
** Thin (asbestos) fiber in the core. | ** Thin (asbestos) fiber in the core. | ||
Notes: | |||
*''Asbestos body'' is not strictly speaking a synonym for ''ferruginous body''. | *''Asbestos body'' is not strictly speaking a synonym for ''ferruginous body''. | ||
*Don't diagnose ''mesothelioma in situ''.{{fact}} | |||
DDx:<ref name=pmid15559051>{{Cite journal | last1 = Corson | first1 = JM. | title = Pathology of mesothelioma. | journal = Thorac Surg Clin | volume = 14 | issue = 4 | pages = 447-60 | month = Nov | year = 2004 | doi = 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2004.06.007 | PMID = 15559051 }} | DDx:<ref name=pmid15559051>{{Cite journal | last1 = Corson | first1 = JM. | title = Pathology of mesothelioma. | journal = Thorac Surg Clin | volume = 14 | issue = 4 | pages = 447-60 | month = Nov | year = 2004 | doi = 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2004.06.007 | PMID = 15559051 }} | ||
</ref> | </ref> | ||
*[[Fibrosing pleuritis]]. | <ref name="pmid15725802">{{Cite journal | last1 = Bégueret | first1 = H. | last2 = Galateau-Salle | first2 = F. | last3 = Guillou | first3 = L. | last4 = Chetaille | first4 = B. | last5 = Brambilla | first5 = E. | last6 = Vignaud | first6 = JM. | last7 = Terrier | first7 = P. | last8 = Groussard | first8 = O. | last9 = Coindre | first9 = JM. | title = Primary intrathoracic synovial sarcoma: a clinicopathologic study of 40 t(X;18)-positive cases from the French Sarcoma Group and the Mesopath Group. | journal = Am J Surg Pathol | volume = 29 | issue = 3 | pages = 339-46 | month = Mar | year = 2005 | doi = | PMID = 15725802 }}</ref> | ||
*[[Fibrosing pleuritis]] - should ''not'' have nodules, more cellular on the aspect adjacent to the effusion. | |||
*Reactive mesothelial cells - may be atypical. | |||
*Mesothelial hyperplasia. | *Mesothelial hyperplasia. | ||
*[[Adenocarcinoma]] - esp. [[lung adenocarcinoma]]. | *[[Adenocarcinoma]] - esp. [[lung adenocarcinoma]]. | ||
*[[Serous carcinoma]]. | *[[Serous carcinoma]]. | ||
*[[Synovial sarcoma]]. | |||
===Images=== | ===Images=== | ||
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Image: Malignant epithelioid mesothelioma - calretinin - high mag.jpg | MM - calretinin - high mag. | Image: Malignant epithelioid mesothelioma - calretinin - high mag.jpg | MM - calretinin - high mag. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
====www==== | |||
*[http://www.rosaicollection.org/searchresults.cfm/ Mesothelioma (rosaicollection.org/index.cfm)]. | |||
===Subtypes=== | ===Subtypes=== | ||
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*EMA +ve ~100% (vs. ~10%). | *EMA +ve ~100% (vs. ~10%). | ||
*Desmin -ve ~5% (vs. ~85%). | *Desmin -ve ~5% (vs. ~85%). | ||
*GLUT1 +ve ~50% (vs. ~10%) | *GLUT1 +ve ~50% (vs. ~10%). | ||
*p53 +ve ~50% (vs. ~2%). | *p53 +ve ~50% (vs. ~2%). | ||
*BAP1 -ve<ref name=pmid29085180>{{cite journal |authors=Pulford E, Huilgol K, Moffat D, Henderson DW, Klebe S |title=Malignant Mesothelioma, BAP1 Immunohistochemistry, and VEGFA: Does BAP1 Have Potential for Early Diagnosis and Assessment of Prognosis? |journal=Dis Markers |volume=2017 |issue= |pages=1310478 |date=2017 |pmid=29085180 |pmc=5612603 |doi=10.1155/2017/1310478 |url=}}</ref> ~57%.<ref name=pmid26226841>{{cite journal |authors=Andrici J, Sheen A, Sioson L, Wardell K, Clarkson A, Watson N, Ahadi MS, Farzin M, Toon CW, Gill AJ |title=Loss of expression of BAP1 is a useful adjunct, which strongly supports the diagnosis of mesothelioma in effusion cytology |journal=Mod Pathol |volume=28 |issue=10 |pages=1360–8 |date=October 2015 |pmid=26226841 |pmc=4761613 |doi=10.1038/modpathol.2015.87 |url=}}</ref> | |||
Note: | |||
*The above are ''not'' very useful in individual cases. | |||
*A simple pankeratin is useful for seening where epithelial cells are. | |||
Others: | |||
*MTAP -ve.<ref name=pmid34465883>{{cite journal |authors=Dacic S |title=Pleural mesothelioma classification-update and challenges |journal=Mod Pathol |volume=35 |issue=Suppl 1 |pages=51–56 |date=January 2022 |pmid=34465883 |doi=10.1038/s41379-021-00895-7 |url=}}</ref> | |||
**May not be sensitive and specific for peritoneal mesothelioma.{{fact}} | |||
===Mesothelioma versus adenocarcinoma=== | ===Mesothelioma versus adenocarcinoma=== | ||
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**WT-1. | **WT-1. | ||
**D2-40. | **D2-40. | ||
**CK5/6. | **[[CK5/6]]. | ||
*Carcinoma markers: | *Carcinoma markers: | ||
**CEA (monoclonal and polyclonal). | **CEA (monoclonal and polyclonal). | ||
**TTF-1. | **[[TTF-1]]. | ||
**Ber-EP4. | **[[Ber-EP4]]. | ||
**MOC-31. | **MOC-31. | ||
**CD15. | **CD15. | ||
**[[B72.3]]. | |||
===Other carcinoma markers=== | |||
*[[PAX8]] -ve.<ref name=pmid23846294>{{cite journal |author=Lee M, Alexander HR, Burke A |title=Diffuse mesothelioma of the peritoneum: a pathological study of 64 tumours treated with cytoreductive therapy |journal=Pathology |volume=45 |issue=5 |pages=464–73 |year=2013 |month=August |pmid=23846294 |doi=10.1097/PAT.0b013e3283631cce |url=}}</ref> | |||
*Claudin-4. | |||
**Mesothelioma may be focally positive.<ref name=pmid23775021>{{cite journal |author=Ohta Y, Sasaki Y, Saito M, ''et al.'' |title=Claudin-4 as a marker for distinguishing malignant mesothelioma from lung carcinoma and serous adenocarcinoma |journal=Int. J. Surg. Pathol. |volume=21 |issue=5 |pages=493–501 |year=2013 |month=October |pmid=23775021 |doi=10.1177/1066896913491320 |url=}}</ref> | |||
*[[p63]] -ve.<ref name=pmid18064689>{{Cite journal | last1 = Pu | first1 = RT. | last2 = Pang | first2 = Y. | last3 = Michael | first3 = CW. | title = Utility of WT-1, p63, MOC31, mesothelin, and cytokeratin (K903 and CK5/6) immunostains in differentiating adenocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and malignant mesothelioma in effusions. | journal = Diagn Cytopathol | volume = 36 | issue = 1 | pages = 20-5 | month = Jan | year = 2008 | doi = 10.1002/dc.20747 | PMID = 18064689 }}</ref> | |||
*[[CD138]] +ve. | |||
**Usually -ve in mesothelioma.<ref name=pmid12866374>{{Cite journal | last1 = Chu | first1 = PG. | last2 = Arber | first2 = DA. | last3 = Weiss | first3 = LM. | title = Expression of T/NK-cell and plasma cell antigens in nonhematopoietic epithelioid neoplasms. An immunohistochemical study of 447 cases. | journal = Am J Clin Pathol | volume = 120 | issue = 1 | pages = 64-70 | month = Jul | year = 2003 | doi = 10.1309/48KC-17WA-U69B-TBXQ | PMID = 12866374 }}</ref> | |||
==Molecular== | |||
*p16 deletion by [[FISH]].<ref name=pmid24503757>{{cite journal |author=Hwang H, Tse C, Rodriguez S, Gown A, Churg A |title=p16 FISH deletion in surface epithelial mesothelial proliferations is predictive of underlying invasive mesothelioma |journal=Am. J. Surg. Pathol. |volume=38 |issue=5 |pages=681–8 |year=2014 |month=May |pmid=24503757 |doi=10.1097/PAS.0000000000000176 |url=}}</ref> | |||
Notes: | |||
*p16 IHC does ''not'' give the same result. | |||
*Sensitivity of p16 deletion is low. | |||
==Sign out== | |||
<pre> | |||
Pleural Tissue of Right Lung, Removal: | |||
- MALIGNANT MESOTHELIOMA, epithelioid type. | |||
Comment: | |||
IHC confirms the morphologic impression. | |||
The tumour stains as follows: | |||
POSITIVE: calretinin (very strong), CK5/6. | |||
NEGATIVE: TTF-1. | |||
</pre> | |||
==See also== | ==See also== |
Revision as of 09:49, 10 September 2024
Malignant mesothelioma | |
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Diagnosis in short | |
Malignant mesothelioma. H&E stain. | |
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LM | infiltrative atypical cells (epithelioid, spindled or both) |
Subtypes | biphasic mesothelioma, epithelioid mesothelioma, desmoplastic mesothelioma, sarcomatoid mesothelioma. |
LM DDx | mesothelial hyperplasia, fibrosing pleuritis, adenocarcinoma - esp. lung, serous carcinoma |
IHC | calretinin +ve, D2-40 +ve, CK5/6 +ve, WT-1 +ve, CK7 +ve, CEA -ve, TTF-1 -ve, MTAP -ve (pleural mesothelioma), BAP1 -ve |
Molecular | +/-p16 deletion |
Site | lung, peritoneum, omentum, pericardium |
| |
Associated Dx | asbestosis |
Clinical history | +/-asbestos exposure |
Prevalence | rare |
Prognosis | very poor |
Malignant mesothelioma, also mesothelioma, is a form of cancer. It arises from the mesothelium.
It should not be confused with benign multicystic mesothelioma and benign papillary mesothelioma.
General
- Incidence
- Rare tumor accounting for 4-7 cases per million individuals.
- More common in men in 5th and 6th decades of life.
- Poor prognosis[1] - median survival <12 months.[2]
Locations:
- Lung.
- Primary peritoneal.
- Primary pericardial.[3]
Epidemiology:
- Strong association with asbestos exposure.
Treatment:
- +/-Surgical debulking (cytoreduction) with heated chemotherapy - for intraperitoneal mesothelioma.[4]
Note:
- No association with smoking.[citation needed][5]
Asbestos
Conditions associated with asbestos exposure (mnemonic PALM):[6]
- Pleural plaques.
- Asbestosis.
- Lung carcinoma.
- Malignant mesothelioma.
Possible association with asbestos exposure:
Microscopic
Features:[8]
- Infiltrative atypical cells - key feature.
- Infiltration into fat - diagnostic.
- +/-Epithelioid cells - may be cytologically bland, i.e. benign appearing.
- Variable architecture: sheets, microglandular, tubulopapillary.
- +/-Psammoma bodies.
- +/-Spindle cells.
- +/-Ferruginous body - strongly supportive.[9]
- Looks like a (twirling) baton - segemented appearance, brown colour.
- Thin (asbestos) fiber in the core.
Notes:
- Asbestos body is not strictly speaking a synonym for ferruginous body.
- Don't diagnose mesothelioma in situ.[citation needed]
- Fibrosing pleuritis - should not have nodules, more cellular on the aspect adjacent to the effusion.
- Reactive mesothelial cells - may be atypical.
- Mesothelial hyperplasia.
- Adenocarcinoma - esp. lung adenocarcinoma.
- Serous carcinoma.
- Synovial sarcoma.
Images
www
Subtypes
List of subtypes - mnemonic BEDS:[10][8]
- Biphasic mesothelioma.
- 10%+ of epithelioid & 10%+ sarcomatoid.
- Epithelioid mesothelioma.
- Desmoplastic mesothelioma.
- Should be 50%+ dense tissue with storiform pattern & atypical cells.
- Sarcomatoid mesothelioma.
Other:
- Small cell mesothelioma.[12]
Stains
- PASD -ve.
- Mucicarmine -ve.
- Typically +ve in adenocarcinoma.
IHC
Mesothelioma versus mesothelial hyperplasia
Features:[13]
- EMA +ve ~100% (vs. ~10%).
- Desmin -ve ~5% (vs. ~85%).
- GLUT1 +ve ~50% (vs. ~10%).
- p53 +ve ~50% (vs. ~2%).
- BAP1 -ve[14] ~57%.[15]
Note:
- The above are not very useful in individual cases.
- A simple pankeratin is useful for seening where epithelial cells are.
Others:
- MTAP -ve.[16]
- May not be sensitive and specific for peritoneal mesothelioma.[citation needed]
Mesothelioma versus adenocarcinoma
- Several panel exists - no agreed upon best panel.[17]
- Usually two carcinoma markers + two mesothelial markers.
Panel:[17]
- Mesothelial markers:
- Calretinin.
- WT-1.
- D2-40.
- CK5/6.
- Carcinoma markers:
Other carcinoma markers
- PAX8 -ve.[18]
- Claudin-4.
- Mesothelioma may be focally positive.[19]
- p63 -ve.[20]
- CD138 +ve.
- Usually -ve in mesothelioma.[21]
Molecular
Notes:
- p16 IHC does not give the same result.
- Sensitivity of p16 deletion is low.
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Pleural Tissue of Right Lung, Removal: - MALIGNANT MESOTHELIOMA, epithelioid type. Comment: IHC confirms the morphologic impression. The tumour stains as follows: POSITIVE: calretinin (very strong), CK5/6. NEGATIVE: TTF-1.
See also
References
- ↑ Haber, SE.; Haber, JM. (2011). "Malignant mesothelioma: a clinical study of 238 cases.". Ind Health 49 (2): 166-72. PMID 21173534.
- ↑ Mineo, TC.; Ambrogi, V. (Dec 2012). "Malignant pleural mesothelioma: factors influencing the prognosis.". Oncology (Williston Park) 26 (12): 1164-75. PMID 23413596.
- ↑ Sardar, MR.; Kuntz, C.; Patel, T.; Saeed, W.; Gnall, E.; Imaizumi, S.; Lande, L. (2012). "Primary pericardial mesothelioma unique case and literature review.". Tex Heart Inst J 39 (2): 261-4. PMID 22740748.
- ↑ Wong J, Koch AL, Deneve JL, Fulp W, Tanvetyanon T, Dessureault S (May 2014). "Repeat cytoreductive surgery and heated intraperitoneal chemotherapy may offer survival benefit for intraperitoneal mesothelioma: a single institution experience". Ann. Surg. Oncol. 21 (5): 1480–6. doi:10.1245/s10434-013-3341-7. PMID 24158467.
- ↑ Offermans, NS.; Vermeulen, R.; Burdorf, A.; Goldbohm, RA.; Kauppinen, T.; Kromhout, H.; van den Brandt, PA. (Jan 2014). "Occupational asbestos exposure and risk of pleural mesothelioma, lung cancer, and laryngeal cancer in the prospective Netherlands cohort study.". J Occup Environ Med 56 (1): 6-19. doi:10.1097/JOM.0000000000000060. PMID 24351898.
- ↑ Mitchell, Richard; Kumar, Vinay; Fausto, Nelson; Abbas, Abul K.; Aster, Jon (2011). Pocket Companion to Robbins & Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease (8th ed.). Elsevier Saunders. pp. 375. ISBN 978-1416054542.
- ↑ Reid, A.; Heyworth, J.; de Klerk, N.; Musk, AW. (Nov 2009). "Asbestos exposure and gestational trophoblastic disease: a hypothesis.". Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 18 (11): 2895-8. doi:10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-09-0731. PMID 19900938.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Humphrey, Peter A; Dehner, Louis P; Pfeifer, John D (2008). The Washington Manual of Surgical Pathology (1st ed.). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. pp. 156. ISBN 978-0781765275.
- ↑ URL: http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/asbestos+body. Accessed on: 4 November 2011.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Corson, JM. (Nov 2004). "Pathology of mesothelioma.". Thorac Surg Clin 14 (4): 447-60. doi:10.1016/j.thorsurg.2004.06.007. PMID 15559051.
- ↑ Bégueret, H.; Galateau-Salle, F.; Guillou, L.; Chetaille, B.; Brambilla, E.; Vignaud, JM.; Terrier, P.; Groussard, O. et al. (Mar 2005). "Primary intrathoracic synovial sarcoma: a clinicopathologic study of 40 t(X;18)-positive cases from the French Sarcoma Group and the Mesopath Group.". Am J Surg Pathol 29 (3): 339-46. PMID 15725802.
- ↑ Mayall, FG.; Gibbs, AR. (Jan 1992). "The histology and immunohistochemistry of small cell mesothelioma.". Histopathology 20 (1): 47-51. PMID 1310669.
- ↑ Hasteh, F.; Lin, GY.; Weidner, N.; Michael, CW. (Apr 2010). "The use of immunohistochemistry to distinguish reactive mesothelial cells from malignant mesothelioma in cytologic effusions.". Cancer Cytopathol 118 (2): 90-6. doi:10.1002/cncy.20071. PMID 20209622.
- ↑ Pulford E, Huilgol K, Moffat D, Henderson DW, Klebe S (2017). "Malignant Mesothelioma, BAP1 Immunohistochemistry, and VEGFA: Does BAP1 Have Potential for Early Diagnosis and Assessment of Prognosis?". Dis Markers 2017: 1310478. doi:10.1155/2017/1310478. PMC 5612603. PMID 29085180. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5612603/.
- ↑ Andrici J, Sheen A, Sioson L, Wardell K, Clarkson A, Watson N, Ahadi MS, Farzin M, Toon CW, Gill AJ (October 2015). "Loss of expression of BAP1 is a useful adjunct, which strongly supports the diagnosis of mesothelioma in effusion cytology". Mod Pathol 28 (10): 1360–8. doi:10.1038/modpathol.2015.87. PMC 4761613. PMID 26226841. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4761613/.
- ↑ Dacic S (January 2022). "Pleural mesothelioma classification-update and challenges". Mod Pathol 35 (Suppl 1): 51–56. doi:10.1038/s41379-021-00895-7. PMID 34465883.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Marchevsky AM (March 2008). "Application of immunohistochemistry to the diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma". Arch. Pathol. Lab. Med. 132 (3): 397-401. PMID 18318582. http://journals.allenpress.com/jrnlserv/?request=get-abstract&issn=0003-9985&volume=132&page=397.
- ↑ Lee M, Alexander HR, Burke A (August 2013). "Diffuse mesothelioma of the peritoneum: a pathological study of 64 tumours treated with cytoreductive therapy". Pathology 45 (5): 464–73. doi:10.1097/PAT.0b013e3283631cce. PMID 23846294.
- ↑ Ohta Y, Sasaki Y, Saito M, et al. (October 2013). "Claudin-4 as a marker for distinguishing malignant mesothelioma from lung carcinoma and serous adenocarcinoma". Int. J. Surg. Pathol. 21 (5): 493–501. doi:10.1177/1066896913491320. PMID 23775021.
- ↑ Pu, RT.; Pang, Y.; Michael, CW. (Jan 2008). "Utility of WT-1, p63, MOC31, mesothelin, and cytokeratin (K903 and CK5/6) immunostains in differentiating adenocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and malignant mesothelioma in effusions.". Diagn Cytopathol 36 (1): 20-5. doi:10.1002/dc.20747. PMID 18064689.
- ↑ Chu, PG.; Arber, DA.; Weiss, LM. (Jul 2003). "Expression of T/NK-cell and plasma cell antigens in nonhematopoietic epithelioid neoplasms. An immunohistochemical study of 447 cases.". Am J Clin Pathol 120 (1): 64-70. doi:10.1309/48KC-17WA-U69B-TBXQ. PMID 12866374.
- ↑ Hwang H, Tse C, Rodriguez S, Gown A, Churg A (May 2014). "p16 FISH deletion in surface epithelial mesothelial proliferations is predictive of underlying invasive mesothelioma". Am. J. Surg. Pathol. 38 (5): 681–8. doi:10.1097/PAS.0000000000000176. PMID 24503757.