| Preface |
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| Acknowledgments |
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| Contributor List |
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1. Epidemiology of Mesothelioma |
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1 | (10) |
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11 | (14) |
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3. Serosal Anatomy and Anatomic Distribution of Mesothelioma |
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25 | (6) |
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4. Clinical Aspects of Mesothelioma |
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31 | (9) |
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5. Management of Malignant Serosal Effusions |
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40 | (10) |
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6. Pathologic Diagnosis and Classification of Mesothelioma |
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50 | (7) |
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7. Macroscopic Features of Mesotheliomas |
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57 | (11) |
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8. Classification and Histologic Features of Mesothelioma |
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68 | (64) |
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A. Epithelioid Mesothelioma |
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68 | (41) |
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109 | (2) |
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C. Sarcomatoid Mesothelioma |
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111 | (7) |
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D. Desmoplastic Malignant Mesothelioma |
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118 | (8) |
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E. Lymphohistiocytoid Mesothelioma |
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126 | (6) |
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9. Differential Diagnosis: Mesothelial Proliferations |
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132 | (16) |
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A. Reactive Mesothelial Proliferations (Epithelioid) |
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133 | (8) |
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141 | (4) |
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C. Immunohistochemical Findings in Reactive vs. Neoplastic Processes |
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145 | (3) |
| 10. Differential Diagnosis: Other Mesothelial Lesions |
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148 | (8) |
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148 | (2) |
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B. Well Differentiated Papillary Mesothelioma |
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150 | (2) |
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C. Multicystic Mesothelioma |
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152 | (4) |
| 11. Differential Diagnosis: Nonmesothelial Lesions |
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156 | (4) |
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A. Reactive Squamous Metaplasia |
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156 | (1) |
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B. Nodular Histiocytic Mesothelial Hyperplasia |
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156 | (2) |
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158 | (1) |
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158 | (2) |
| 12. Differential Diagnosis: Nonmesothelial Tumors of the Serosal Cavity: Sarcomas |
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160 | (12) |
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160 | (2) |
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B. Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma and Angiosarcoma |
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162 | (3) |
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165 | (1) |
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D. Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor |
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165 | (1) |
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E. Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor |
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165 | (1) |
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166 | (1) |
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G. Desmoplastic Round Cell Tumor |
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167 | (1) |
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H. Pleuropulmonary Blastoma |
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168 | (1) |
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I. Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor |
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169 | (3) |
| 13. Differential Diagnosis: Other Nonmesothelial Tumors |
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172 | (11) |
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A. Solitary Fibrous Tumour |
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172 | (2) |
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B. Calcifying Fibrous Pseudotumour |
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174 | (1) |
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C. Leiomyomatosis Peritonealis Disseminata |
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175 | (1) |
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D. Thymoma/Thymic Carcinoma |
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176 | (1) |
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177 | (1) |
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177 | (1) |
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G. Lymphomas of the Serosal Cavities |
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177 | (3) |
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H. Other Lymphomas that may Involve the Pleura |
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180 | (3) |
| 14. Appendices |
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183 | (4) |
| Index |
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