Journal of Clinical Pathology 2021 August 10 [Link] Toshiaki Kawai, Reishi Seki, Kuniharu Miyajima, Hiroshi Nakashima, Takayuki Takeda, Tomoyuki Murakami, Keisuke Aoe, Kazunori Okabe, Keiichi Homma, Yoshitane Tsukamoto, Koichi Sunada, Yasuhiro Terasaki, Maki Iida, Hideki Orikasa, Kenzo Hiroshima Abstract Aims: Malignant pleural mesothelioma with heterologous elements (such as osseous, cartilaginous or rhabdomyoblastic differentiation) is very…

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Human Pathology 2019 August 22 [Link] Kawai T, Ogata S, Nakashima H, Urabe S, Murakami I, Hiroshima K Abstract Deciduoid mesothelioma is a rare variant of epithelioid mesothelioma. Malignant rhabdoid tumors, renal medullary carcinoma, and some synovial sarcomas show a loss of SMARCB1/INI1 protein, a member of the SWI/SNF chromatin-remodeling complex. All of those tumors…

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Indian Journal of Cancer 2018 April-June [Link] Hui M, Uppin SG, Bhaskar K, Kumar NN, Paramjyothi GK Abstract BACKGROUND: Malignant mesotheliomas are histologically heterogeneous neoplasms. Definite diagnosis requires a varied panel of immunohistochemical (IHC) markers to differentiate these from histological mimics. Only a few case series have been reported in the Indian literature where mesotheliomas…

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Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine 2018 November 30 [Link] Regragui M, Guebessi NB Abstract Primary malignant deciduoid mesothelioma is a rare subtype of epithelioid mesothelioma that was first described in the peritoneum in young women without a history of asbestos exposure. It was thought to be a distinct clinicopathologic entity with ominous prognosis; recent…

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International Journal of Surgical Pathology 2017 January [Epub ahead of print] [Link] Dominiak N, Graybill W, Gunning W, Richardson MS, Spruill LS Abstract This report highlights a diagnostically challenging case of diffuse deciduoid mesothelioma occurring in the peritoneum of a 25-year-old woman, 8 months postpartum. Optimally debulked tumor consisted of sheets of polygonal cells arranged…

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Pediatric and Development Pathology 2015 April 9 [Epub ahead of print] [Link] Wolff-Bar M, Dujovny T, Vlodavsky E, Postovsky S, Morgenstern SM, Braslavsky D, Nissan A, Steinberg R, Feinmesser M. Abstract Malignant mesothelioma is an uncommon tumor that usually arises in the pleural cavity of adults with a history of asbestos exposure. Less frequently, it…

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Indian Journal of Pathology Microbiology. 2008 Oct-Dec;51(4):519-20. [Link] Shukla S, Pujani M, Singh SK. Department of Pathology, Lady Hardinge Medical College and Smt. Sucheta Kriplani Hospital, New Delhi, India. Abstract Ectopic decidual reaction is commonly seen in the ovary and cervix; however, peritoneal localization is rare. Peritoneal deciduosis is usually an incidental histological finding. It…

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Journal of Clinical Pathology. Published Online First: 28 March 2006. doi:10.1136/jcp.2005.026435. [Link] Anna Scattone 1, Antonio Pennella 2, Mattia Gentile 3, Marina Musti 4, Pietro Nazzaro 5, Antonia Lucia Buonadonna 3, Andrea Marzullo 1, Donenica Cavone 4, Lucio Pollice 1 and Gabriella Serio 1* 1 Dpt. of Pathology, Medical School, University of Bari, Italy 2…

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Veterinary Pathology. 2006 Feb;43(2):198-201. [Link] Morini M, Bettini G, Morandi F, Burdisso R, Marcato PS. Dipartimento di Sanita Pubblica Veterinaria e Patologia Animale, Servizio di Anatomia Patologica, Universita degli Studi di Bologna, via Tolara di Sopra 50, 40064 Ozzano Emilia, Bologna (Italy). bettini@vet.unibo.it. Abstract Deciduoid mesothelioma is a rare variant of epithelial mesothelioma, up to…

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