Chalaoui J, Barral V, Simard P, Lefebvre R, Sylvestre J
Sem Hop. 1982 Sep 16;58(33):1881-4.
In the medical literature, there have been fewer reports on benign pleural mesotheliomas than on their malignant counterparts. We have reviewed the clinical, radiological and pathological features of mesotheliomas seen at the Hôtel-Dieu in Montreal over the past ten years. This experience leads us to postulate that there are three types of mesothelioma. The malignant form is often typical. Pedunculated lesions most often prove to be asymptomatic and benign. However, we have identified an intermediate category where the definitive nature of the mesothelioma could only be established after long term follow-up of the biological behaviour of the tumor.
在医学文献中，关于良性胸膜间皮瘤的报道比恶性胸膜间皮瘤少。我们回顾了过去十年在蒙特利尔迪厄医院所见间皮瘤的临床、放射学和病理学特征。这一经验使我们推测存在三种类型的间皮瘤。恶性形式通常具有典型特征。带蒂病变大多被证明无症状且为良性。然而，我们发现了一个中间类别，其中间皮瘤的最终性质只能在对肿瘤生物学行为进行长期随访后才能确定。
