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Gaillard F, Bell D, Localized mediastinal malignant mesothelioma. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 25 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-8719
A localized (solitary) mediastinal malignant mesothelioma is a rare variant of malignant pleural mesothelioma and is thought to arise from mesothelial cells of the pericardium.
There are too few report cases to be dogmatic in regards to epidemiological or radiographic features.
Differential diagnoses
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