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**Histologically usually appear similar to adenocarcinoma (papillary) or fibrosarcoma (spindle cells)
**Histologically usually appear similar to adenocarcinoma (papillary) or fibrosarcoma (spindle cells)
[http://w3.vet.cornell.edu/nst/nst.asp?Fun=Image&imgID=11611 Image of glandular type mesothelioma in a cat from Cornell Veterinary Medicine]
[http://w3.vet.cornell.edu/nst/nst.asp?Fun=Image&imgID=11611 Image of glandular type mesothelioma in a cat from Cornell Veterinary Medicine]
==Pleural==
*Has been found in cat, dog, cow, goat and horse
*Arise from pericardial, pleural and peritoneal surfaces
*May be related to inhalation of asbestos
*Grossly:
**Multiple discrete nodules
*Microscopically:
**Can appear as a carcinoma or fibrosarcoma depending on which tissue, covering or supporting, is predominant in the neoplasm
*Rarely metastasise but are considered malignant
[[Category:Peritoneal Cavity - Neoplastic Pathology]]
[[Category:Peritoneal Cavity - Neoplastic Pathology]]
[[Category:Peritoneal Diseases - Cattle]][[Category:Peritoneal Cavity Diseases - Dog]]
[[Category:Peritoneal Diseases - Cattle]][[Category:Peritoneal Cavity Diseases - Dog]]
[[Category:Neoplasia]]
[[Category:Neoplasia]]