Desrumaux I, Baekelandt M, Verbeke W, Gryspeerdt S, Van Holsbeeck B, Lefere P
Department of Medical Imaging, Stedelijk Ziekenhuis, Roeselare, Belgium.
JBR-BTR. 1998 Jun;81(3):131-3.
A case of benign fibrous pleural mesothelioma is reported. Imaging studies as well as clinical features suggested malignant pleural mesothelioma. The lesion was judged resectable and no metastases were found. At surgery it was found to be a benign pleural fibrous mesothelioma. Because of the considerable overlap of imaging characteristics between the two entities, the authors conclude that determination of resectability rather than differentiation between benign and malignant mesothelioma should be the primary goal to be achieved by imaging techniques.
报告了一例良性纤维性胸膜间皮瘤病例。影像学检查以及临床特征提示为恶性胸膜间皮瘤。该病变被判定为可切除，且未发现转移。手术时发现是良性胸膜纤维性间皮瘤。由于这两种实体在影像学特征上有相当大的重叠，作者得出结论，影像学技术应实现的主要目标是确定可切除性，而非区分良性和恶性间皮瘤。
