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Deciduoid Pleural Mesothelioma - a Rare Entity in a Young Woman
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Deciduoid Mesothelioma is a rare variant of epithelioid mesothelioma; it was initially thought that it only occurred in the peritoneum of young women and had nothing to do with asbestos exposure. However, since these early findings it has also been observed in the pleura and the pericardium, with possible association to asbestos. In general the prognosis is poor compared to epithelioid mesothelioma. 45 cases have been reported in the literature up to now, 22 of these were located in the pleural cavity. The authors describe a case of deciduoid pleural mesothelioma in a 40-year-old-woman who presented with right pleuritic chest pain, with no history of asbestos exposure, treated with chemotherapy followed by surgery and who died postoperatively.
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Mesotelioma Neoplasias Pleurais
Contexto Educativo
Citação
Rev Port Pneumol. 2012 Mar 15. [Epub ahead of print]
Editora
Sociedade Portuguesa de Pneumologia