[Problematic cases of mesothelioma reported to the Dutch Institute for Asbestos Victims: evaluation by the Mesothelioma Working Group of the Netherlands Association of Pulmonologists and Specialists in Tuberculosis].

Objective: To analyse the assessments of problematic cases reported to the Dutch Institute for Asbestos Victims (IAS) by the Mesothelioma Working Party of the Netherlands Association of Pulmonologists and Specialists in Tuberculosis (NVALT).

Design: Descriptive.

Method: The pathological confirmation of a malignant pleural mesothelioma of occupational origin is difficult in about 10% of the cases.