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Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma

The American Journal of the Medical Sciences, 2023
Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma (MPM) is a rare, life-threatening malignant tumor. We present a report of a rare case of a 67-year-old male patient with MPM and severe abdominal pain, bloating, and bloody ascites as manifestations. The diagnosis was confirmed by cytology of ascites aspiration fluid and further verified by laparoscopic exploratory ...
Cai-Pu, Chun, Lin-Xie, Song, Hong-Pan, Zhang, Dan-Dan, Guo, Gui-Xuan, Xu, Ya, Li, Xin, Xin, Jiachen, Cao, Feng, Li   +8 more
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Localized Malignant Mesothelioma

American Journal of Surgical Pathology, 2005
Localized malignant mesotheliomas are uncommon sharply circumscribed tumors of the serosal membranes with the microscopic appearance of diffuse malignant mesothelioma but without any evidence of diffuse spread. Little is known about their behavior. We report 23 new cases.
Timothy Craig, Allen, Philip T, Cagle, Andrew M, Churg, Thomas V, Colby, Allen R, Gibbs, Samuel P, Hammar, Joseph M, Corson, Margaret M, Grimes, Nelson G, Ordonez, Victor, Roggli, William D, Travis, Mark R, Wick   +11 more
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Chemotherapy of Malignant Mesothelioma

Oncology, 2009
Six patients with malignant mesothelioma were treated with various chemo-therapeutic agents. Two of three patients treated with 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) had relatively prolonged complete responses. The possible antitumor effect of 5-FU in malignant mesothelioma should be confirmed by a larger series or collection of cases.
R E, Gerner, G E, Moore
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Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma

Current Oncology Reports, 2011
Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a relatively rare thoracic malignancy accounting for about 2000-3000 new cases per year. This cancer has been increasing in incidence and is strongly associated with asbestos exposure. Also, it is characterized by insidious growth and clinical presentation at an advanced stage of disease.
Siva, Raja, Sudish C, Murthy, David P, Mason   +2 more
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Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma

Current Treatment Options in Oncology, 2001
This paper summarizes the author's thoughts about the use of cytoreductive surgery combined with intraperitoneal hyperthermic chemotherapy (CS-IPHC) for treatment of peritoneal malignant mesothelioma. Pleural malignant mesotheliomas are by far more common (about ten- to thirty-fold) than the peritoneal variants (2.2 cases per 1 million in the US ...
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Malignant mesothelioma 2008

Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine, 2008
Mesothelioma is an aggressive malignancy of the pleura with poor survival. There will be approximately 3000 cases of mesothelioma in the United States annually. Multimodality treatment including neoadjuvant chemotherapy in selected individuals followed by extrapleural pneumonectomy and radiation has been studied in recent trials for its effects on ...
Michael D, Zervos, Costas, Bizekis, Harvey I, Pass   +2 more
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Advances in Malignant Mesothelioma

New England Journal of Medicine, 2005
Malignant mesothelioma is an aggressive tumor of serosal surfaces, such as the pleura and the peritoneum. This tumor was once rare, but its incidence is increasing worldwide, probably as a result of widespread exposure to asbestos, a factor with which it is associated.
Bruce W S, Robinson, Richard A, Lake
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Malignant pleural mesothelioma

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, 2012
PURPOSE The etiology, diagnosis, staging, and management of malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) are reviewed, with an emphasis on clinical trials of newer approaches to first-line, second-line, and adjuvant chemotherapy.In the past decade, more effective chemotherapy regimens have been developed for patients with MPM, a rapidly progressing disease ...
Sheree E, Chen, Makala B, Pace
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Malignant pleural mesothelioma

BMJ Case Reports
Malignant pleural mesothelioma is a rare and aggressive tumour of the pleura, commonly linked to asbestos exposure. However, its diagnosis is challenging, especially without known exposure. We present the case of a woman in her early 70s with no history of asbestos exposure, who presented with progressive breathlessness and left-sided chest pain ...
Pragati Rao D, Sruthy Vijayan, Shashidhar S Vananjakar, Prasanna Kumar T   +3 more
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Malignant Mesothelioma of Peritoneum

Ultrastructural Pathology, 1991
A 57-year-old man with malaise, ascites, and abdominal pain was found to have a peritoneum studied with numerous, small nodular tumor masses. Light microscopy revealed an anaplastic malignant tumor of uncertain differentiation. Mucin stains were negative.
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