The fake fat phenomenon in organizing pleuritis: A source of confusion with desmoplastic malignant mesotheliomas

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1823-1829

  Churg, Andrew ^a   Cagle, Philip ^b   Colby, Thomas V ^c   Corson, Joseph M ^d   Gibbs, Allen R ^e   Hammar, Samuel ^f   Ordonez, Nelson ^g   Roggli, Victor L ^h   Tazelaar, Henry D ^c   Travis, William D ⁱ   Wick, Mark ^j  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e LLANDOUGH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f Diagnostic Specialties Laboratory Inc   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^h DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

ⁱ MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

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Author keywords

adipose tissue; desmoplastic malignant mesothelioma; organizing pleuritis

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PLEURA TUMOR; PLEURISY;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AGED; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; PLEURAL NEOPLASMS; PLEURISY;

EID: 81355146732     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: 15320979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e31822a2481     Document Type: Article

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