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- The 21st Lung Cancer Workshop -
Improvement of Accuracy in Pathological Diagnosis of Mesothelioma -Present and Future-
Kouki Inai11Department of Pathology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University, Japan
Recently in Japan, the incidence of mesothelioma has increased extremely, as a reflection of amounts of the use of asbestos in 1960's through 1990's. By the establishment of a new law for non-occupational asbestos-exposure in addition to the present system for occupational asbestos-exposure, the relief and compensation has be widely provided, and in these condition, the diagnosis of mesothelioma is an important point, and in particular the accuracy of pathological diagnosis as mesothelioma is required. As mesothelioma is a rare tumor in the past and the histological type shows a wide variety, diagnostic accuracy needs to be improved. As immunohistochemical staining is very useful using various antibodies as positive or negative markers of mesothelial cells, it is recommended that the diagnosis should be made by selecting adequate antibodies according to the histological types of mesothelioma.
key words: Mesothelioma, Asbestos-exposure, Relief and compensation, Immunohistochemical stainings, Antibody
JJLC 47 (7): 945-950, 2007
