BENIGN MESOTHELIOMA

Course overview

MESOTHELIOMAS REPRESENT A PROLIFERATIVE NEOPLASM MADE UP OF EPITHELIAL AND MESENCHYMAL CELLS OF THE MESOTHELIUM WHICH MAKE UP PART OF THE SEROSAL COVERING AND LINING OF VARIOUS ORGAN SURFACES WITHIN THE BODY. MESOTHELIOMAS CAN BE BROADLY DIVIDED INTO BENIGN AND MALIGNANT TYPES. THIS ACTIVITY WILL FOCUS ON THE BENIGN FORM, ITS PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, PRESENTATION, AND TREATMENT.