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Benign multicystic peritoneal mesothelioma: A case report and review of the literature
World Journal of Gastroenterology. 2006 September 21;12(35):5739-5742. [Link] Michael C Safioleas, Kontzoglou Constantinos, Stamatakos Michael, Safioleas Constantinos, Kostakis Alkiviadis, 2nd Department of Propedeutic Surgery, School of Medicine, Athens University, Laiko Hospital, Athens, Greece Abstract Benign multicystic peritoneal mesothelioma (BMPM) is a rare tumor that occurs mainly in women in their reproductive age. The pathogenesis of…
Read MoreMultilocular peritoneal inclusion cyst – a case report
Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology. 2005 Apr;48(2):247-9. [Link] Nayak S, Parate RC, Bobhate S. Department of Pathology, Govt. Medical College, Nagpur. Abstract Multilocular Peritoneal Inclusion Cyst (MPIC) is a rare mesothelial lesion. It is most commonly found in women of reproductive age group involving the abdominal and pelvic peritoneum. Previously, this lesion was often…
Read MoreImaging of pleural disease
Clinics in Chest Medicine. 2006 Jun;27(2):193-213. [Link] Qureshi NR, Gleeson FV. Department of Radiology, Churchill Hospital, Headington, Oxford OX3 7LJ, UK. nagmiqureshi@doctors.org.uk Abstract Imaging plays an important role in the diagnosis and subsequent management of patients with pleural disease. The presence of a pleural abnormality is usually suggested following a routine chest x-ray, with a…
Read MoreBenign Peritoneal Cystic Mesothelioma
World Journal of Surgery. 2006 Mar 10; [Epub ahead of print] [Link] Jon Arne Søreide1, 2, Kjetil Søreide1, Hartwig Körner1, 2, Håvard Søiland1, Ole Jacob Greve3 and Einar Gudlaugsson4 (1) Department of Surgery, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, N-4068, Norway (2) Institute of Surgical Sciences, University of Bergen, Bergen, N-5021, Norway (3) Department of Radiology, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, N-4068, Norway (4) Department of…
Read MoreCell proliferation rate and telomerase activity in the differential diagnosis between benign and malignant mesothelial proliferations
Pathology. 2006 Feb;38(1):10-15. [Link] Cakir C, Gulluoglu MG, Yilmazbayhan D. Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Istanbul, Turkey. Abstract Aims: The differential diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma (MM) from benign mesothelial lesions (BML) based on histopathological criteria is sometimes not satisfying and causes diagnostic problems for histopathologists. We aimed to investigate whether the…
Read MoreBenign mesothelioma of the appendix: an incidental finding in a case of sigmoid diverticular disease
Journal of Clinical Pathology. 2006 Jan;59(1):108-10. [Link] A Bansal and H D Zakhour Department of Histopathology, Arrowe Park Hospital, Wirral CH49 5PE, UK Abstract Benign multicystic mesothelioma is a well recognised but rare entity. The aim of this report is to describe a case of a small mesothelial proliferation of the peritoneum. A 58 year…
Read MoreArgyrophilic nucleolar organizer regions in benign and malignant mesothelial lesions
Georgian Medical News. 2005 Nov;(128):91-3. [Link] Vacharadze K, Burkadze G, Turashvili G, Kiria N. National Center of Tuberculosis and Lung diseases, Tbilisi, Georgia. Abstract The aim our study was to assess the usefulness of AgNOR stain in distinguishing between benign and malignant mesothelial lesions. The patients were divided into three groups: group I – reactive…
Read MoreBenign multicystic peritoneal mesothelioma: cases reports in the family with diverticulosis and literature review
International Journal of Gynecological Cancer. 2005 Nov;15(6):1101-1107. [Link] Tangjitgamol S, Erlichman J, Northrup H, Malpica A, Wang X, Lee E, Kavanagh JJ. Departments of Gynecologic Medical Oncology, Clinical Cancer Genetics, and Pathology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas. Abstract We report on benign multicystic peritoneal mesothelioma in two siblings whose…
Read MoreDifferential diagnosis of benign and malignant mesothelial proliferations on pleural biopsies
Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. 2005 Nov;129(11):1421-7. [Link] Cagle PT, Churg A. Department of Pathology, The Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX 77030, USA. pcagle@tmh.tmc.edu Abstract Context: Although much of the pathology literature focuses on differential diagnosis of diffuse malignant mesothelioma from other types of cancer, the primary diagnostic challenge facing the pathologist is often whether…
Read MoreMesothelial inclusion cysts (so-called benign cystic mesothelioma)–a clinicopathological analysis of six cases
Polish Journal of Pathology. 2005;56(2):81-7. [Link] Urbanczyk K, Skotniczny K, Kucinski J, Friediger J. Department of Clinical and Experimental Pathomorphology, Collegium Medicum, Jagiellonian University, Krakow. Abstract The report presents six cases of mesothelial inclusion cysts (MIC), detected in five females (22-53 years of age) and one male (47 years old). The lesions were unifocal (four…
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