Lymphohistiocytoid variant of malignant mesothelioma of the pleura: A series of 22 cases

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 711-716

  Galateau Sallé, Francoise ^a,b,f   Attanoos, Richard ^c   Gibbs, Allen R ^c   Burke, Louise ^a,e   Astoul, Philippe ^b   Rolland, Patrick ^b   Ilg, Anabelle Gilg Soit ^b   Pairon, Jean Claude ^b   Brochard, Patrick ^b   Begueret, Hugues ^a   Vignaud, Jean Michel ^a   Kerr, Keith ^d   Launoy, Guy ^a   Imbernon, Ellen ^b   Goldberg, Marcel ^b  

^a CAEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Hopital Saint Maurice   (France)

^c LLANDOUGH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^e University College Cork and INFANT Centre   (Ireland)

^f CHU CÔTE DE NACRE   (France)

Author keywords

Asbestos; EBV; Immunohistochemistry; Lymphohistiocytoid mesothelioma; Lymphoid responses; Mesothelioma

Indexed keywords

CALRETININ;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE; EPITHELIOID CELL; FEMALE; HISTIOCYTE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; LYMPHOHISTIOCYTOID MESOTHELIOMA; MALE; MALIGNANT MESOTHELIOMA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOLOGY; PLEURA MESOTHELIOMA; PROGNOSIS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; HISTIOCYTES; HUMANS; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; PLEURAL NEOPLASMS; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; T-LYMPHOCYTES, CYTOTOXIC; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 34247573946     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e31802baad7     Document Type: Article

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