Pleural Diffuse Malignant Mesothelioma pT3 TNM Finding v7

**Semantic type:** Finding

**Definition:** Pleural diffuse malignant mesothelioma with a locally advanced but potentially respectable tumor. Tumor involving all the ipsilateral pleural surfaces (parietal, mediastinal, diaphragmatic, and visceral pleura) with at least one of the following: involvement of the endothoracic fascia; extension into the mediastinal fat; solitary, completely respectable focus of tumor extending into the soft tissues of the chest wall; nontransmural involvement of the pericardium. (from AJCC 7th Ed.)