Mesothelioma Differential Diagnoses

Updated: Apr 28, 2022
  • Author: Winston W Tan, MD, FACP; Chief Editor: Nagla Abdel Karim, MD, PhD  more...
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DDx

Diagnostic Considerations

Conditions to consider in the differential diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma include the following:

  • Oat cell (small cell) lung cancer

  • Drug-induced pulmonary reactions

  • Mesothelial hyperplasia

  • Other primary lung neoplasms or metastatic disease

  • Pulmonary fibrosis

  • Pulmonary infection

  • Reactive airway disease

Differential Diagnoses