Tuberc Respir Dis.  1999 Mar;46(3):432-440.

A case of benign fibrous mesothelioma of the pleura

• Lee SK
• Kim DM
• Jang KS
• Keun JS
• Kim WS
• Kang JY
• Kim MS

Abstract

Benign fibrous mesothelioma of the pleura is a relatively rare neoplasm originated from pleural mesothelial cell, often asymptomatic or presenting with a specifical sign. One of the main problems, concerns the preoperative differential diagnosis, mainly because it is difficult to differentiate between benign and malignant type. A 62-year old woman presented with recurrent chest pain. The chest radiography in a patient was suspected localized pleural mesothelioma. The chest computed tomography scan showed that mass like lesion of well marginated ovoid shape with homogenous attenuation on anterior-basal segment of right lower lobe. After resection of a pleural mass by thoracoscopic extirpation from right hemithorax, Localized benign fibrous mesothelioma of the pleura was confirmed by pathology and immunohisto-chemical staining. We report here one case of pleural benign fibrous mesothelioma with some considerations on its diagnosis and treatment.

Keyword

Benign; Mesothelioma; Pleura

MeSH Terms

Chest Pain
Diagnosis
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Humans
Mesothelioma
Middle Aged
Pathology
Pleura*
Radiography
Solitary Fibrous Tumor, Pleural*
Thorax