Pseudomesotheliomatous carcinoma of the lung

Abstract

Pseudomesotheliomataus carcinoma of the lungs can be a diagnostic problem. Its diagnosis is based on recognition of histopathological characteristics which enable its discernment from the epithelial variant of malignant pleural mesothelioma.

Pseudomesotheliomatous carcinoma of the lung in the parietal pleura

“…PCL shows a distinctly different biological behavior from the usual type of adenocarcinoma of the lung. Because of its extensive invasion of the pleura and lack of effective treatment, patients have a poor prognosis [4]. Recently, identification of the genetic alteration of cancer-related genes through sequencing in cancer has been widely used for application of targeted cancer treatment.…”