Mesothelioma differential diagnosis

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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]

Overview

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

Differentiating Mesothelioma from other Diseases

• Lung cancer
• Mediastinum
• Pulmonary tuberculosis
• Colorectal Cancer
• Peritoneal tuberculosis
• Restrictive cardiomyopathy
• Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
• Other causes of heart failure

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