Journal Top 10- COLUMNS-Asbestos, April 2004

1 TITLE: 'Well-differentiated Papillary Mesothelioma of the Pleura: A Series of 24 Cases'

SUMMARY: Well-differentiated papillary mesothelioma (WDPM) of the pleura represents a distinct mesothelial tumor presenting with unilateral pleural effusion and superficial spreading of stout papillary formations with myxoid cores, lined by bland, flattened, or epithelioid cells, without or with limited invasion of the submesothelial layer. The majority of cases have been reported in the peritoneum in women of reproductive age with no history of asbestos exposure and also in the tunica vaginalis of men. The report details 24 cases of pleural WPDM and compared their …