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Four Cases of Mesothelioma

山口医学 Volume 34 Issue 5 Page 403-410
published_at 1985-10
Title
胸膜中皮腫について
Four Cases of Mesothelioma
Creators Okita Isao
Creators Sasai Kazuhiko
Creators Matsumoto Tsuneo
Creators Eguchi Seiichi
Creators Nakamura Hidenori
Creators Hirose Takao
Creators Suga Kazuyoshi
Creators Yamakawa Kimiko
Creators Nakamura Hiroshi
Creators Sawamura Kazuo
Creators Nakanishi Takashi
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Two types of mesothelioma are recognized, i.e., the solitary and fibrous types which may be benign or malignant, and the diffuse and spreading types which are invariably malignant. Four cases with mesothelioma are reported as follows. Three cases are diffuse mesothelioma. One case is localized mesothelioma. Two cases with diffuse mesothelioma were diagnosed by autopsy and one case of them was diagnosed by thoracotomy. The localized mesothelioma was treated by complete surgical resection of the tumor and was histologically diagnosed. Main symptoms were chest pain, dyspnea and cough. Most of the patients with malignant disease had clinical and radiological evidences of the effusion with or without an intrathoracic mass. In some cases, treatment was ineffective for the diffuse type. The prognosis was poor in the diffuse type.
Subjects
医学 ( Other)
Languages jpn
Resource Type journal article
Publishers 山口大学医学会
Date Issued 1985-10
File Version Not Applicable (or Unknown)
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Relations
[ISSN]0513-1731
[NCID]AN00243156
Schools 医学部