Colour Atlas of Mesothelioma

 Contents:

1. Mesothelioma: Definition and Considerations . 
The Mesothelium, Embryology,Histology, cytology and ultrastructure ,Cellular properties ,Submesothelial tissue

2. Diffuse Malignant Mesothelioma
 
(of Pleura, Peritoneum and Pericardium) Gross pathology ,Pleura , Peritoneum,  Pericardium, Metastases,Transcoelomic, Lymphatic, Blood-borne,Differential diagnosis Reactive processes affecting serosal membranes -fibrosis and pleural plaques, Malignant, tumours other than mesothelioma  Histopathology,Growth pattern, Histological, features ,Epithelial type, Connective tissue type, Mixed type, Metastases, Special stains, Diagnostic histopathological criteria  ,differential diagnosis, Reactive processes affecting serosal membranes fibrosis, reactive mesothelial cell, proliferation and, pleural plaques, Malignant tumours other than mesothelioma ,References for Gross Pathology and Histopathology, Cytology of effusions, aspirates and imprints References Clinical features and natural history, Symptoms and signs,Radiological features, Aetiology, Relation to fibrous minerals,Latent interval, pidemiology, Geographical distribution,  ,Age and sex distribution, Frequency,Prognosis ,Theories on the pathogenesis of mesothelioma, Morphological concept, Embryological concept, Diagnostic developments, Electron microscopy Special stains, Immunopathology, Morphometry and cytophotometry, Gross pathology, Histopathology, Cytology

Case histories
Case no. 1. Diffuse malignant mesothelioma of the pleura - mixed type
Case no. 2. Diffuse malignant mesothelioma of the peritoneum - mixed type
Case no. 3. Diffuse malignant mesothelioma of the pleura - connective tissue type
Case no. 4. Diffuse malignant mesothelioma of the pleura - epithelial type
Case no. 5. Diffuse malignant mesothelioma of the pericardium
Case no. 6. Diffuse malignant mesothelioma of the pleura - mixed type
Case no. 7. Asbestosis and carcinoma (+ Mesothelioma?) Case no. 8. Cystic mesothelioma of the peritoneum

4. Other Forms of Mesothelioma
Benign localized mesothelioma ofpleura,Benign adenomatoid mesothelioma,Mesothelioma of tunica vaginalis testis