Kerpel S M, Freedman P D
New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens.
Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol. 1993 Dec;76(6):746-51. doi: 10.1016/0030-4220(93)90046-7.
Malignant mesothelioma is an aggressive neoplasm originating from the serosal surfaces of the pleural or peritoneal cavity. The following article describes two cases of metastatic mesothelioma to the oral cavity; one involves the tongue, the other involves the mandible. The diagnostic criteria for differentiating metastatic mesothelioma from adenocarcinoma are also discussed.