Abstract
We report a case of localized malignant pleural mesothelioma. A 70-year-old male was admitted to our hospital with acute abdominal pain due to choledocholithiasis. Incidentally, a chest radiograph showed a large tumor in the left lung. Malignant cells of the lung were found on a percutaneous aspiration cytology test. Left upper lobectomy of the lung with partial chest wall resection was successfully performed. The tumor was pathologically diagnosed as localized biphasic malignant mesothelioma. No relapse had been observed as of about three years after the surgery.
