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'''Malignant mesothelioma''', also '''mesothelioma''', is a form of [[cancer]]. It arises from the mesothelium.  
'''Malignant mesothelioma''', also '''mesothelioma''', is a form of [[cancer]]. It arises from the mesothelium.  


It should '''not''' be confused with ''[[benign multicystic mesothelioma]]'' and ''[[benign papillary mesothelioma]]''.
It should '''not''' be confused with ''[[benign multicystic mesothelioma]]'' and ''[[well-differentiated papillary mesothelial tumour]]'' (previously ''benign papillary mesothelioma'').


==General==
==General==
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Note:
Note:
*The above are ''not'' very useful in individual cases.
*A simple pankeratin is useful for seeing where epithelial cells are.
*A simple pankeratin is useful for seening where epithelial cells are.


Others:
Others:
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**D2-40.
**D2-40.
**[[CK5/6]].
**[[CK5/6]].
**[[CA-125]].<ref name=pmid9023557>{{cite journal |authors=Bateman AC, al-Talib RK, Newman T, Williams JH, Herbert A |title=Immunohistochemical phenotype of malignant mesothelioma: predictive value of CA125 and HBME-1 expression |journal=Histopathology |volume=30 |issue=1 |pages=49–56 |date=January 1997 |pmid=9023557 |doi=10.1046/j.1365-2559.1996.d01-562.x |url=}}</ref>
*Carcinoma markers:
*Carcinoma markers:
**CEA (monoclonal and polyclonal).
**CEA (monoclonal and polyclonal).