Article
Malignant epithelioid pleural mesothelioma versus peripheral pulmonary adenocarcinoma: a histochemical, ultrastructural, and immunohistologic study of 103 cases.
Human pathology - 1 Jul 1990
Wick M R, Loy T, Mills S E, Legier J F, Manivel J C
Abstract excerpt
The distinction between malignant epithelioid pleural mesothelioma (MEPM) and peripheral adenocarcinoma of the lung with pleural invasion (PAL) continues to represent a diagnostic challenge in selected cases. In order to provide comparative data on histologic, histochemical, and immunohistochemical features of these neoplasms, we analyzed 51 ultrastructurally categorized MEPMs and 52 PALs with the periodic...
Topics
- Adenocarcinoma
- Antigens, Neoplasm
- Humans
- Immunoenzyme Techniques
- Lung Neoplasms
- Mesothelioma
- Microscopy, Electron
- Phenotype
