A Rare Case of Mesothelioma Showing Micropapillary and Small Cell Differentiation with Aggressive Behavior
차윤진, 김빈나리, 한정호, 이진아, 조재일,
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차윤진 ( Cha Yoon-Jin )
Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine Samsung Medical Center Department of Pathology
김빈나리 ( Kim Binnari )
Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine Samsung Medical Center Department of Pathology
한정호 ( Han Joung-Ho )
Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine Samsung Medical Center Department of Pathology
이진아 ( Yi Chin-A )
Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine Samsung Medical Center Department of Radiology
조재일 ( Zo Jae-Ill )
Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine Department of Thoracic Surgery
KMID : 0357920140480060466
Abstract
Pleural mesothelioma is a rare neoplasm and roughly 70% are the epithelioid type, which is characterized by proliferation
of epithelioid tumor cells with a tubulopapillary growth pattern. 1 There have been few reports of mesothelioma having a
micropapillary pattern2 and a small cell component.3 To the best of our knowledge, there has been no previously reported
case containing both micropapillary and small cell components.Herein, we report a rare case of mesothelioma with micropapillary component and small cell differentiation exhibiting aggressive behavior in a 59-year-old woman.
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