Table 3 Cases diagnosed as localized malignant mesothelioma by International Mesothelioma Panel members (n=72)

From: Localized malignant mesothelioma, an unusual and poorly characterized neoplasm of serosal origin: best current evidence from the literature and the International Mesothelioma Panel

Contributing Institution

Case No.

Age (yrs.)

Gender

Asbestos exposure

Location of primary lesion

Pleural thickening

Pleural plaque

Effusion

Size (cm)

Histologic subtype

Treatment

Recurrence

Follow-up

Royal Brompton and Harefield

1

95

F

No

Chest wall, right

NA

NA

NA

7

Sarcomatoid, desmoplastic

Chest wall resection

No

Alive @ 14 days

National Health Hospitals

2

74

M

NA

Mediastinum, left

No

No

No

5.4

Pleomorphic

NA

NA

Dead @ 3 months

London, U.K.

3

72

M

NA

Chest wall, right

No

Yes

No

12.1

Epithelioid

NA

No

Dead @ 12 months

(n = 16)

4

44

M

NA

Pleura, right

No

No

No

4.8

Epithelioid

NA

No

Dead @ 24 months

 

5

63

M

Yes, NOS

Pleura, right

Yes

Yes

NA

5.5

Epithelioid

Pleurectomy, decortication, chemo

Yes localized @ 91 mos

Alive@134 months

 

6

78

F

NA

Chest wall, right

No

No

No

7.9

Sarcomatoid, desmoplastic

Active surveillance

No

Dead @ 65 months

 

7

70

M

Yes, NOS

Pleura, right

No

No

No

2

Epithelioid

Lobectomy

No

Dead @74 months

 

8

71

F

NA

Pleura, right

No

No

No

4.5

Epithelioid

Chest wall resection

No

Alive @ 72 months

 

9

76

M

NA

Chest wall, right

No

No

No

4.5

Sarcomatoid

Chest wall resection

No

Alive @ 58 months

 

10

77

M

NA

Chest wall, right

Yes

No

No

8.5

Sarcomatoid

Chest wall resection

No

Dead @ 10 months

 

11

63

M

No

RUL Lung, right

NA

NA

NA

1.2

Biphasic, osteosarcomatous

Wedge resection

No

Alive @ 16 months

 

12

60

F

No

Chest wall, right

No

No

Yes

12.5

Biphasic

Chest wall resection

No

Dead @ 3 months

 

13

82

M

No

Chest wall, right

No

No

Yes

11.6

Biphasic, desmoplastic

Neoadjuvant chemoradiation, chest wall resection

Yes @ 15.1 mos

Dead @ 30 months

 

14

66

M

Yes, NOS

Pleura, right

NA

Yes

NA

7.5

Biphasic

Chest wall resection

No

Alive @ 26 months

 

15

68

F

NA

Mediastinum, right

No

No

No

5.2

Biphasic

NA

No

Alive @ 2 days

 

16

65

F

NA

Right lower lobe, lung

No

No

Yes

6.3

Epithelioid

Lobectomy

No

Alive @ 9 months

Duke University

17

78

M

Yes, Navy

Pleura, right

N

N

Y

2

Epithelioid

Wedge resection

NA

NA

Durham, North Carolina

18

55

F

Yes, Household, exposure friction products

Fallopian tube, right

N

N

N

NA

Epithelioid

Colectomy, BSO**, chemo

NA

NA

(n = 9)

19

77

M

Yes, Merchant marine

Pleura, left

N

Y

N

2 c

Epithelioid

NA

No

Alive @ 120 months

 

20

63

M

Yes, Shipyard, construction

Posterior mediastinum/pleura left

N

N

N

3.1

Epithelioid

NA

NA

NA

 

21

60

M

Yes, Electrician, pipe insulator

Lung, LUL

N

N

N

8

Epithelioid

Wedge resection

NA

NA

 

22

83

M

Yes, Plumber/pipe fitter, powerplant

Pleura, right

N

N

Y

3.3

Epithelioid

NA

Progression @ 5mos

Alive @ 5 months

 

23

51

M

Yes, Household, exposure friction products

Pleura, RLL

N

N

Y

14

Biphasic, chondrosarcomatous

Pneumonectomy, chemo

No

Alive @ 45 months

 

24

44

M

Yes, Friction exposure products

Chest wall NOS

N

Y

N

5.8

Epithelioid

Chest wall resection

No

Alive @ 3 months

 

25

79

M

No

Chest wall, right 2nd to 3rd ribs

N

Y

N

3.2

Epithelioid

Surgical resection

NA

NA

Cedars-Sinai

26

33

F

No

Pleural based mass Left

N

N

N

4

Sarcomatoid

Surgical resection

NA

NA

Medical Center

27

80

M

No

Chest wall, left

N

N

N

4.7

Epithelioid

Surgical resection

NA

NA

Los Angeles, California

28

74

M

No

Chest wall, left

N

N

N

7.7

Epithelioid

Chemo

Yes @ 132 mos

Alive @ 132 months

(n = 8)

29

65

M

Yes, US Navy, shipyard 4 years

Chest wall, left upper

N

N

N

5.6

Sarcomatoid

Surgical resection, chemo

NA

NA

 

30

44

F

No, teacher

"Ovarian" mass, Right

N

N

N

3

Epithelioid

Surgical resection

No

Alive @ 72 months

 

31

73

F

No, bank clerk

Chest wall, left upper

N

N

N

4.5

Biphasic

Surgical resection

No

Alive @ 24 months

 

32

87

M

Yes, merchant marine, gasket worker

Chest, right upper

N

N

N

2

Epithelioid

Surgical resection

NA

NA

 

33

50

M

Yes, Navy exposure

Chest, right upper

N

N

N

 

Pleomorphic

Surgical resection

No

Alive @36 months

Mayo Clinic

34

54

F

No

Hemidiaphragm, left

N

N

N

6

Sarcomatoid

Surgical resection, chemo

No

Alive @ 156 months

Rochester, Minnesota

35

73

M

Possible, telephone installer

Chest wall, lung, LUL

N

N

N

6.5

Desmoplastic

Surgical resection

Yes @ 8 mos

Dead @ 13 months

(n = 7)

36

40

F

NA

Abdominal wall

Y

N

Y

19

Epithelioid

Surgical resection, chemo

Yes @ 5 mos

Alive @ 60 months

 

37

77

M

Yes, Bystander, shipyard

Testis, spermatic cord

N

N

N

9

Epithelioid

Surgical resection

No

Alive @ 36 months

 

38

56

F

No

Pleura/lung, RUL

N

N

Y

5

Biphasic

Surgical resection, chemo

Yes @ 3 mos

Dead @ 12 months

 

39

84

F

NA

Lung, LLL

N

N

N

3

Sarcomatoid

Surgical resection radiation

NA

Dead @ 2 months

 

40

58

F

NA

Peritoneum, right perihepatic

N

N

Y

11.7

Biphasic

Surgical resection, chemo radiation

No

Alive @ 18 months

Mayo Clinic

41

78

M

NA

Visceral pleura, LUL apex

No

No

NA

1.8

Epithelioid

Surgical resection

NA

Alive @ 39 months

Scottsdale, Arizona

42

70

F

NA

Medial LUL

No

No

NA

3.6

Epithelioid

Surgical resection

No

Died, 16 days

(n = 7)

43

71

F

NA

Abdominal wall, left upper quadrant

No

No

No

1.7

Epithelioid

Surgical resection

No

Alive, @ 98 months

 

44

76

M

NA

Pleura,RLL

No

NA

NA

4

Epithelioid

Surgical resection

Chest recurrences 2 and 3 years, neck met 3 years

Alive @ 36 months

 

45

77

F

NA

Pleura,LUL

No

NA

NA

8

Epithelioid

Surgical resection

NA

NA

 

46

63

M

NA

Left chest wall

No

No

NA

NA

Epithelioid

Surgical resection

NA

NA

 

47

60

M

NA

Posterolateral chest wall, laterality NA

No

No

NA

4.5

Biphasic

Surgical resection

NA

NA

MESOPATH

48

78

F

Yes, Bystander, boiler

Parietal pleura NOS

Y

Y

Y

 

Sarcomatoid

Surgical resection, chemo

Progression @ 4 mos

Alive @ 4 months

Lyon, France

49

59

F

NA

Chest wall, Left, 2nd–3rd ribs

Y, nodular

Y

Y

1.5

Sarcomatoid

Surgical resection

NA

NA

(n = 6)

50

65

M

NA

Pleuropulmonary NOS

N

N

Y

3.5

Sarcomatoid

Surgical resection, radiation

Yes, bone met @ 23 mos

NA

 

51

77

M

NA

Parietal pleura NOS

N

N

N

6.5

Epithelioid

Surgical resection, radiation

No

Alive @ 7 months

 

52

73

F

NA

Pleura, Pericardium, Diaphragm and Peritoneum

Y

N

N

5

Biphasic

Surgical resection

NA

NA

 

53

59

F

NA

Pleura, costophrenic angle

N

N

N

 

Epithelioid

NA

NA

NA

Brigham and Women’s Hospital Boston, Massachusetts

54

76

M

Yes, NOS

Pleura and chest wall, RU

Yes (trace thickening near the mass on imaging)

N

N

13.5

Biphasic

Neoadjuvant chemo, Surgical resection

Yes

Alive with local recurrence on imaging at 20 months

(n = 6)

55

73

M

Yes, NOS

Pleura and chest wall, RU

N

N

N

6.0

Biphasic

Neoadjuvant chemo, Surgical resection

No

Brain metastasis at 11 months; died of disease at 12 months

 

56

53

F

No

Pleura, LL

N

N

N

3.4

Biphasic

Surgical resection

No

Alive with no evidence of disease at 1.4 months

 

57

28

F

No

Pleura, LU

N

N

N

3.9

Epithelioid

Surgical resection

No

Alive with no evidence of disease at 6 months

 

58

73

F

No

Pleura, LL

N

N

Yes (trace)

2.7

Biphasic

Surgical resection

NA

NA

 

59

46

M

No

Pleura, LL

Indeterminate (“possible left pleural thickening” on imaging)

Yes

N

8.5

Epithelioid

Surgical resection

No

Alive with no evidence of disease at 102 months

Flinders

60

80

M

NA

Pleura, RUL

Y

N

N

4

Sarcomatoid

NA

NA

NA

University

61

36

F

Possible, Bystander,home remodel

Mediastinal pleura

N

N

N

3

Epithelioid

Surgical resection

Yes @ 84 mos

Died @ 134 months

Adelaide, Australia

62

43

F

NA

Fallopian tube, left

N

N

N

3.4

Epithelioid

Surgical resection

No

Alive @ 12 months

 

63

63

M

NOS occupational exposure

Chest wall, right

Y

N

N

10

Sarcomatoid

Surgical resection

No

Alive @ 14 months

 

64

47

F

Possible, bystander, home remodel

Broad ligament

N

N

N

10

Epithelioid

Surgical resection

No

Alive @ 14 months

 

65

67

F

Teacher, possible bystander exposure

Serosa of stomach

N

N

N

9.5

Biphasic

Surgical resection

Yes @ 7 mos

Died @ 13 months

University Health Network

66

58

M

No

Chest wall, RU

N

N

N

4.8

Epithelioid, microcystic

Surgical resection, radiation

No

Alive @ 93 months

Toronto, Canada

67

46

M

NA

Paraspinal mass, Left

N

N

N

5

Epithelioid

Surgical resection, radiation

No

Alive @ 24 months

(n = 3)

68

56

M

NA

Pleural nodule, left intercostal

N

N

N

2.8

Epithelioid, rhabdoid

Surgical resection, chemo preop radiation

No

Alive @ 48 months

Massachusetts General Hospital (n = 2) Boston, Massachusetts

69

83

M

Yes, NOS

Pleura and chest wall, LU

Yes

N

Yes (trace)

4.2

Biphasic

Surgical resection, adjuvant chemo

Yes @ 11 mos

Died of disease @ 11 months (with autopsy showing local recurrence of a solitary 13.0-cm mass, along with a 15.0-cm extrapericardial mass near heart apex and multiple mediastinal nodal metastasis. No other pleural masses.)

 

70

62

M

No

Pleura and chest wall, RU

Yes (linear thickening near RML on imaging)

N

N

12.6

Sarcomatoid

Neoadjuvant chemo/radiation, surgical resection

No

Alive with no evidence of disease @ 75 months

The Mount Sinai Hospital (n = 1) New York, New York

71

54

F

Yes, NOS exposure in 80’s

Chest wall, left pleura

N

N

Y

4.8

Epithelioid

Induction chemo, Surgical resection, post op radiation

NA

NA

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (n = 1) New York, New York

72

43

M

NA

Lung, LUL

NA

NA

NA

8

Biphasic

Wedge resection

NA

NA

  1. NA not available, BSO bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, NOS not otherwise described