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(Chest. 1971;60:558-563.)
© 1971 American College of Chest Physicians

Solitary (Localized) Pleural Mesothelioma

Report of Two Cases and Review of the Literature

Fikri H. Shabanah M.D.1 and Salem F. Sayegh M.D., F.C.C.P.1

1 Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Louisiana State University, New Orleans Veterans Administration Hospital, and Charity Hospital of Louisiana, New Orleans

A few of the primary pleural mesotheliomas are benign. These tumors are localized. They can vary greatly in size. The majority are biologically benign lesions. The application of the techniques of tissue culture to the study of such tumors has considerably helped to clarify the origin of these tumors and their relation to the more common diffuse malignant variety. Review of the English literature since 1942 reveals the reporting of approximately 152 cases of localized pleural mesotheliomas in addition to the authors' two cases. The tumor is usually adequately treated by conversative resection or excision except when there is invasion of contiguous structures. The latter requires more radical treatment.






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