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9762399

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-10-9
pubmed:abstractText
Benign fibrous mesothelioma (BFM) is a primary, isolated tumor of the pleura. In 80% of patients the tumor originates in the visceral pleura. BFM is rare and localized malignant mesothelioma, whose prognosis and treatment is significantly different, must be considered as a differential diagnosis. We report 8 cases of BFM excised by thoracotomy. In 6 asymptomatic patients, diagnosis was based on radiological images. One patient with a large tumor suffered dyspnea, acropachia and hypertrophic osteoarthropathy. The last patient experienced long-lasting chest pain even though the tumor was small (3 x 3 x 1 cm). Diagnosis was before thoracotomy in 3 cases, 2 by punch biopsy (tru-cut) and the other by thoracoscopy. The results of pleural fluid analysis were nonspecific in 2 of the 3 cases in which pleural effusion was present. Thoracotomy allowed removal of the entire tumor in all patients.
pubmed:language
spa
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0300-2896
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
34
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
361-3
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
[Benign fibrous mesothelioma: report of 8 cases].
pubmed:affiliation
Servicios de Neumología, Hospital Juan Canalejo, La Coruña.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract