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Table 3 Histological subtypes of 169 mesotheliomas induced by asbestos fibers and glass fibers in rats (from [[59]])

From: Quantification of short and long asbestos fibers to assess asbestos exposure: a review of fiber size toxicity

Mesothelioma*

Asbestos

Glass

Fusiform

  

  Fibrogenic

105

9

  Osteogenic

12

2

  Giant cells

9

0

Pleiomorph

  

  Medullar

23

1

  Tubulopapillar

8

0

Total

157

12

  1. *Mesothelioma classification was later modified. Fusiform morphology corresponds to sarcomatoid subtype, and fibrogenic differentiation likely corresponds to desmoplastic subtype.