“It does help to distinguish mesotheliomas from reactive, proliferating mesothelium, which typically has no cytogenetic abnormalities.”

“Mesothelioma is a disease in which cells of the mesothelium become abnormal and divide without control or order.”

“Mesothelioma is a rare form of carcinoma that occurs in the mesothelium lining lungs, abdomens and hearts.”

“But although symptoms can lie dormant for 70 years, on average incurable mesothelioma takes between 10 and 30 years to develop.”

“These deletions are also found in bronchogenic carcinomas, thus karyotyping does not differentiate mesothelioma from adenocarcinoma of the lung.”

“Equivocal or weakly reactive immunohistochemical stains may require further testing to make the diagnosis of mesothelioma.”