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Das maligne Pleuramesotheliom

1984; Thieme Medical Publishers (Germany); Volume: 141; Issue: 10 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1055/s-2008-1053158

1438-9029

Sebastian Lange, Dieter Anhuth, C.-A. Hartmann, D. Krumhaar, Robin M. Voigt,

Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases

In 100 pleural mesotheliomas follow up x-ray studies were compared to autopsy findings. Initially x-ray examinations show effusions in 62%, diffuse pleural thickening in 29% and solitary pleural nodules in 6%, prior to death effusions and pleural thickening are usually combined. In 17 tumor nodules doubling times ranged from 0.5 to 3 months. The epithelial type of mesotheliomas is predominantly combined with pleural effusions, while pleural thickening is more often found in the mesenchymal type of the tumor.