Mesothelial tumors

2023-03-24   Yin (Rex) Hung, MD 

1.Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston

Classification

Definition

Mesothelial lesions show mesothelial differentiation and arise from the serosal membrane(s), most commonly the pleura, less commonly pericardium, peritoneum, or tunica vaginalis. Mesothelial lesions include benign tumors (adenomatoid tumor, well-differentiated papillary mesothelial tumor), pre-invasive lesion (mesothelioma in situ), and malignant (mesothelioma).1

Article Bibliography

Reference NumberPubmed IDLast YearTitleAuthors
1330124272020Pathology of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma.Hung YP et al

Citation

Yin (Rex) Hung

Mesothelial tumors

Atlas Genet Cytogenet Oncol Haematol. 2023-03-24

Online version: http://atlasgeneticsoncology.org/solid-tumor/209099