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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Parminder Dhingra, M.D. [2], Sujit Routray, M.D. [3]

Overview

Mesothelioma must be differentiated from lung cancer, pulmonary tuberculosis, peritoneal tuberculosis, restrictive cardiomyopathy, and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.[1]

Differentiating Mesothelioma from other Diseases

Differentiating Pleural Mesothelioma from other Diseases

Pleural mesothelioma must be differentiated from:[2][3]

  • Secondary lesions that can involve the pleura

Differentiating Peritoneal Mesothelioma from other Diseases

Peritoneal mesothelioma must be differentiated from:[4][5]

Differentiating Pericardial Mesothelioma from other Diseases

Pericardial mesothelioma must be differentiated from:[6]

Differentiating Multicystic Mesothelioma from other Diseases

Multicystic mesothelioma must be differentiated from:[7]

  • abdominopelvic cystic lymphangioma: tends to affect younger patients

ovarian cystadenoma ovarian cystadenocarcinoma endometriosis cystic teratoma pseudomyxoma peritonei cystic mucinous tumour of pancreas

References

  1. Mesothelioma. Radiopaedia. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/mesothelioma. Accessed on 13th January, 2016. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/mesothelioma
  2. Differential diagnosis of mesothelioma. Dr Bruno Di Muzio and A.Prof Frank Gaillard et al. Radiopaedia 2016. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/mesothelioma. Accessed on February 12, 2016
  3. Dr Yuranga Weerakkody et al. Radiopaedia 2016. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/pleural-tumours. Accessed on February 12, 2016
  4. Differential diagnosis of peritoneal mesothelioma. Dr Alexandra Stanislavsky et al. Radiopaedia 2016. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/peritoneal-mesothelioma. Accessed on February 12, 2016
  5. Primary peritoneal neoplasms. Dr Praveen Jha and Radswiki et al. Radiopaedia 2016. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/primary-peritoneal-neoplasms. Accessed on February 12, 2016
  6. Seek a Second Opinion to Avoid Misdiagnosis of Pericardial Mesothelioma. Asbestos.com 2016. http://www.asbestos.com/mesothelioma/pericardial.php. Accessed on February 12, 2016
  7. Differential diagnosis of multicystic mesothelioma. Dr Aditya Shetty and Dr Yuranga Weerakkody et al. Raiopaedia 2016. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/multicystic-mesothelioma. Accessed on February 12, 2016


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