Malignant pleural mesothelioma without asbestos exposure with distant metastasis in a peripheral lymph node: A case report

Abstract

Malignant mesothelioma is an uncommon pleural neoplasm and usually associated with inhalation exposure to asbestos. About 20% of the patients have no demon-strable exposure to asbestos. It rarely metastasizes in peripheral lymph nodes. Here is a case report of malignant pleural mesothelioma without asbestos exposure with cervical lymph node metastasis

Keywords

• Malignant mesothelioma
• asbestos
• lymph nodes