Open Access25-year old male with pleural thickening
Author(s) -
Abhilasha Ahuja,
Dipti Gothi,
Gayathri Amonkar,
Joshi Jm
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
lung india
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-598X
pISSN - 0970-2113
DOI - 10.4103/0970-2113.44126
Subject(s) - medicine , pleural thickening , histopathology , mesothelioma , adenocarcinoma , immunohistochemistry , pathology , thickening , lung , cancer , chemistry , polymer science
The growth of some of the adenocarcinomas is virtually identical to that of malignant mesothelioma, also known as pseudomesotheliomatous adenocarcinoma of lung. Their differentiation on the basis of histopathology can pose diagnostic difficulties; hence immunohistochemistry and electron microscopy may be required for further differentiation.