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Localized fibrous mesothelioma of the liver. Report of a giant tumor studied by light and electron microscopy
Author(s) -
Kim Hoon,
Damjanov Ivan
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19831101)52:9<1662::aid-cncr2820520919>3.0.co;2-b
Subject(s) - mesothelioma , electron microscope , pathology , medicine , microscopy , tumor cells , optics , cancer research , physics
A benign localized mesothelioma weighing 3800 g was removed from the liver of a 27‐year‐old woman. The tumor was studied by light and electron microscopy, and immunohistochemically, and was found to be composed of fibroblastic and epithelial cells.