Pleural tumors

Pleural tumors may be benign (i.e. solitary fibromas) or malignant in nature. Pleural Mesothelioma is a type of malignant cancer associated with asbestos exposure.

- Mesothelial tumors: pleural malignant mesothelioma.

- Pleural sarcomas

- Pleural angiosarcoma

- Pleural desmoplastic small round cell tumor (pleural DSRCT)

- Pleural synovial sarcoma

- Pleural solitary fibrous tumor (pleural SFT)

- Smooth muscle tumors of the pleura

- Pleural carcinomas

- Pleural mucoepidermoid carcinoma

- Pleural pseudomesotheliomatous adenocarcinoma