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Ultrastructural Pathology Volume 35, 2011 - Issue 6
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Original Article

Primary Pleural Epithelioid Mesothelioma of Clear Cell Type: A Case Report and Review of Current Literature

Charalampos GkogkouPathology Department, Athens Chest Hospital, Athens, GreeceCorrespondence[email protected]
, MD,
Konstantinos Samitas7th Respiratory Department and AsthmaGreece
, MD, PhD &
Marianthi FoteinouPathology Department, Athens Chest Hospital, Athens, Greece
, MD, PhD
Pages 267-270 | Received 13 Jul 2011, Accepted 15 Jul 2011, Published online: 06 Oct 2011

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