Difference between revisions of "Mesothelioma"
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Revision as of 22:50, 28 June 2010
Peritoneal
- Mesotheliomas
- Malignant - implantation rather than metastasis
- Mainly cattle and dogs, occasionally in other species
- Can be congenital in calves
- Arise from serosa of pericardial, pleural and peritoneal cavities
- Multiple small nodules, may be pedunculated, few milimeters to few centemeters, may present as villous projections
- May be associated with milky or bloody effusions
- Histologically usually appear similar to adenocarcinoma (papillary) or fibrosarcoma (spindle cells)
Image of glandular type mesothelioma in a cat from Cornell Veterinary Medicine