Adenomatoid tumor of the pleura. Case report
Handra-Luca, A.; Couvelard, A.; Abd Alsamad, I.; Launay, O.; Larousserie, F.; Walker, F.; Henin, D.
Annales de Pathologie 20(4): 369-372
2000
ISSN/ISBN: 0242-6498 PMID: 11015658 Document Number: 525807
We report a case of an adenomatoid tumor of particular location within the pleura, incidentally discovered on a pulmonary lobectomy specimen after surgical resection of a pulmonary squamous cell carcinoma. This adenomatoid tumor appeared as a unique pleural mass located away from the primary carcinoma and consisted of a cellular proliferation organised in tubes and sheets. Adenomatoid tumors are considered as benign tumors of mesothelial nature. Their morphological and immunohistochemical features in association with their location to the pleura, warrant a precise analysis to eliminate malignant tumours such as malignant mesothelioma or metastatic adenocarcinoma.