Information on epithelioid, sarcomatoid and biphasic mesothelioma cancer cells.

Information on epithelioid, sarcomatoid and biphasic mesothelioma cancer cells.
Epithelioid mesothelioma is the most common form of mesothelioma and accounts for 50 to 70 percent of mesothelioma cancer cells. The clinical signs for adenocarcinoma of the lung and malignant mesothelioma are also similar.

Malignant mesothelioma is generally divided into three histological categories, or types of cells: epithelioid, sarcomatoid and biphasic mesothelioma. Within each of these mesothelioma cancer cell types, subtypes exist. Epithelioid mesothelioma is the most common cell type, constituting approximately 50 percent to 70 percent of all malignant mesothelioma. Sub-types (or cell types) of mesothelioma are epithelioid (the most common, and considered the most amenable to treatment), sarcomatous (a much more aggressive form), and biphasic or mixed. Cytology - Testing of the pleural fluid for malignant cells is considered to have limited value in diagnosing mesothelioma.