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
- Pleural effusion (especially if loculated): on plain film
- Benign asbestos related pleural disease
- Pleural metastases (especially with pleural carcinomatosis)
- Peripheral bronchogenic carcinoma
- Solitary fibrous tumour of pleura
- Pleural fibrosis from infective/inflammatory source (e.g. actinomyctes, tuberculosis)
- Lung cancer
- Pulmonary tuberculosis
- Colorectal Cancer
- Peritoneal tuberculosis
- Restrictive cardiomyopathy
- Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- Other causes of heart failure