Chapter 2 - Neoplasms (C00-D49)»Malignant neoplasms of mesothelial and soft tissue (C45-C49)»Mesothelioma, unspecified (C45.9)
C45.9
Mesothelioma, unspecified
Related indications (MeSH) (1)
Mesothelioma214 drugs (85 approved, 129 experimental)
A tumor derived from mesothelial tissue (peritoneum, pleura, pericardium). It appears as broad sheets of cells, with some regions containing spindle-shaped, sarcoma-like cells and other regions showing adenomatous patterns. Pleural mesotheliomas have been linked to exposure to asbestos. (Dorland, 27th ed)