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Pleural Mesothelioma Diagnosed on Inguinal Lymph Node Biopsy: A Rare Entity [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2020 Mesothelioma is a locally aggressive tumour arising from mesothelial lining of serous cavities, commonest site being the pleura. Distant metastasis to extra thoracic lymph node is rare.
Divya Singh +4 more
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NOX4 modulates macrophage phenotype and mitochondrial biogenesis in asbestosis.
JCI Insight, 2019 Macrophage activation is implicated in the development of pulmonary fibrosis by generation of profibrotic molecules. Although NADPH oxidase 4 (NOX4) is known to contribute to pulmonary fibrosis, its effects on macrophage activation and mitochondrial ...
Chao He +7 more
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Causation as an Element in Delict/Tort in Scots and Louisiana Law [PDF]
, 2009 This chapter analyses the current state of causal doctrine in the two Mixed Legal system of Scotland and Louisiana, and makes suggestions as to how the law might be developed in each. The chapter was favourably reviewed by Prof Shael Herman, in Vol.
Hogg, Martin
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Medycyna Pracy, 2015 Background: Asbestos dust is one of the most dangerous pneumoconiotic and carcinogenic agents. The aim of this study was to assess the occurrence of asbestosis and pleural mesothelioma, depending on asbestos consumption and the type of manufactured ...
Neonila Szeszenia-Dąbrowska +4 more
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Long-Term Efficacy of Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Patients with Occupational Respiratory Diseases [PDF]
, 2012 Background: Pulmonary rehabilitation is a well-recognized treatment option in chronic obstructive lung disease improving exercise performance, respiratory symptoms and quality of life.
Jörres, Rudolf A. +5 more
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European Journal of Public Health, 2019 Background This work is aimed at evaluating the quality of Italian hospitalizations data about asbestosis and silicosis, assessing the impact of these diseases on the national health system and providing advice related to public health. Methods Italian
Pierpaolo Ferrante
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Asbestos and Probable Microscopic Polyangiitis
Canadian Respiratory Journal, 2004 Several inorganic dust lung diseases (pneumoconioses) are associated with autoimmune diseases. Although autoimmune serological abnormalities are common in asbestosis, clinical autoimmune/collagen vascular diseases are not commonly reported.
George S Rashed Philteos +4 more
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The significance of nanoparticles in particle- induced pulmonary fibrosis
McGill Journal of Medicine, 2020 Exposure to airborne nanoparticles contributes to many chronic pulmonary diseases. Nanoparticles, classified as anthropogenic and natural particles, and fibers of diameters less than 100 nm, have unrestricted access to most areas of the lung due to their
James Byrne, John A Baugh
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Pleural plaques and pleural changes among lung cancer patients exposed to asbestos
Universa Medicina, 2022 Background Indonesia is one of the world's largest asbestos importing countries. While asbestos is the main contributor to work-related lung cancer, studies or reports regarding the CT findings of asbestos-related lung cancer have been limited in the ...
Aziza Ghanie Icksan +3 more
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Primary Malignant Mesothelioma of the Liver: Case Report and Review of the Literature
European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2020 Introduction: Primary malignant mesothelioma of the liver is an extremely rare cancer, with only 16 cases reported in the literature so far. Diagnosis is challenging due to morphological similarity with common liver cancers and the extreme rarity of the ...
Subash Ghimire +6 more
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