Prepared for the Commission of the European Communities, Directorate-General Employment, Social Affairs and Education, Industrial Medicine and Hygiene Division
by J.S.P. Jones, C. Lund, H.T. Planteydt.
Dordrecht
Springer Netherlands
1985
(224 pages)
1. Mesothelioma: Definition and Considerations --;2. The Mesothelium --;I. Embryology --;II. Histology, cytology and ultrastructure --;III. Cellular properties --;IV. Submesothelial tissue --;References --;3. Diffuse Malignant Mesothelioma (of Pleura, Peritoneum and Pericardium) --;I. Gross pathology --;II. Histopathology --;III. Cytology of effusions, aspirates and imprints --;IV. Clinical features and natural history --;V. Mesothelioma panels --;VI. Theories on the pathogenesis of mesothelioma --;VII. Diagnostic developments --;VIII. Illustrations --;IX. Case histories --;4. Other Forms of Mesothelioma --;I. Benign localized mesothelioma of pleura --;II. Benign adenomatoid mesothelioma --;III. Mesothelioma of tunica vaginalis testis --;IV. Mesothelioma of A --;V node.
Mesothelioma Panel, which has as one of its basic objec- tives the standardization of the pathological diagnosis of mesotheliomas, by exchange of information between members of National Panels.