pleural neoplasm

Classification

WHO classification of pleural tumors

• Mesothelial tumors
  • diffuse malignant mesothelioma
    • epithelioid mesothelioma
      • sarcomatoid mesothelioma
      • desmoplastic mesothelioma
      • biphasic mesothelioma
  • localized malignant mesothelioma
  • other mesothelial tumors
    • well differentiated papillary mesothelioma
      • adenomatoid tumor
• Lymphoproliferative disorders
  • primary effusion lymphoma
  • pyothorax - associated lymphoma
• Mesenchymal tumors
  • epithelioid hemangioendothelioma
    • angiosarcoma
  • synovial sarcoma
  • solitary fibrous tumor
  • calcifying tumor of pleura
  • desmoplastic round cell tumor

More general terms

• lung neoplasm
• pleural disorder
• serosal neoplasm

More specific terms

• benign pleural neoplasm
• pleural mesothelioma
• secondary pleural neoplasm