Bronchial Cytology in Pleural Mesothelioma

DellaGiustina, Dino; Falconieri, Giovanni; Gori, Davide; Zanconati, Fabrizio; DiBonito, L; Pizzolitto, Stefano

doi:10.1159/000326638

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“…DellaGiustina et al 15 described 3 patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma with who had positive bronchial cytology. And the authors concluded, in rare cases, pleural mesothelioma cells are shed within the airway lumina and can be detected in bronchoscopic cytology specimens.…”

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Malignant Mesothelioma Diagnosed by Bronchoscopic Biopsy

et al. 2015

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Malignant mesothelioma is a rare malignant neoplasm that arises from mesothelial surfaces of the pleural cavity, peritoneal cavity, tunica vaginalis, or pericardium. Typically, pleural fluid cytology or closed pleural biopsy, surgical intervention (video thoracoscopic biopsy or open thoracotomy) is conducted to obtain pleural tissue specimens. However, endobronchial lesions are rarely seen and cases diagnosed from bronchoscopic biopsy are also rarely reported. We reported the case of a 77-year-old male who was diagnosed as malignant mesothelioma on bronchoscopic biopsy from obstructing masses of the endobronchial lesion.

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