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**Central location (vis-a-vis peripheral location) tends favours ''typical carcinoid'' over ''atypical carcinoid''. | **Central location (vis-a-vis peripheral location) tends favours ''typical carcinoid'' over ''atypical carcinoid''. | ||
== | ==Malignant mesothelioma== | ||
=== | *[[AKA]] ''mesothelioma''. | ||
===General=== | |||
*Prognosis sucks. | |||
Locations: | |||
*Lung. | *Lung. | ||
*Primary peritoneal. | *Primary peritoneal. | ||
Epidemiology: | |||
*Associated with asbestos exposure. | *Associated with asbestos exposure. | ||
=== | ===Microscopic=== | ||
*''Ferruginous body'' (AKA ''asbestos body'').<ref>[http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/asbestos+body http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/asbestos+body]</ref> | Features: | ||
*''Ferruginous body'' ([[AKA]] ''asbestos body'').<ref>URL: [http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/asbestos+body http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/asbestos+body]. Accessed on: 4 November 2011.</ref> | |||
** Made of asbestos fiber. | ** Made of asbestos fiber. | ||
** Looks like a (twirling) baton. | ** Looks like a (twirling) baton. | ||