Malignant mesothelioma with CD30-positivity. A case report and review of the literature.

Dunphy, C H; Gardner, L J; Bee, C S · Arch Pathol Lab Med · 2000

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

The activation marker CD3O is useful in the diagnosis of Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphomas. It has also been described in nonhematopoietic tumors, including pancreatic carcinomas, salivary gland tumors, and embryonal carcinomas. We report a case of malignant mesothelioma with intense CD30 positivity. This finding has not previously been described and is important in broadening the differential diagnosis of a CD30(+) cohesive large cell malignancy.

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