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Malignant pleural mesothelioma: an update on investigation, diagnosis and treatment

European Respiratory Review, 2016
Malignant pleural mesothelioma is an aggressive malignancy of the pleural surface, predominantly caused by prior asbestos exposure. There is a global epidemic of malignant pleural mesothelioma underway, and incidence rates are predicted to peak in the ...
Anna C. Bibby, Selina Tsim, Nikolaos Kanellakis, Hannah Ball, Denis C. Talbot, Kevin G. Blyth, Nick A. Maskell, Ioannis Psallidas   +7 more
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Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma CT Imaging: How to Measure It Correctly? [PDF]

Cancer Control
Background: Malignant pleural mesothelioma is the most common primary tumor of the pleura. The unique growth pattern of malignant pleural mesothelioma makes it difficult to apply the Response Evaluation Criteria for Solid Tumors (RECIST).
Carmine Picone, Annamaria Porto, Roberta Fusco, Vincenza Granata, Maria Chiara Brunese, Agnese Montanino, Giovanna Esposito, Raffaele Costanzo, Anna Manzo, Vincenzo Sforza, Claudia Sandomenico, Giuliano Palumbo, Edoardo Mercadante, Alessandro Ottaiano, Gianfranco Vallone, Ferdinando Caranci, Raffaella Mormile, Alessandro Morabito, Antonella Petrillo   +18 more
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Unusual Cause of Diffuse Pleural Thickening (Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma Mimic): Undifferentiated Epithelioid Malignant Neoplasm [PDF]

Oman Medical Journal
The symptoms of malignant pleural mesothelioma can be mimicked by some other malignancies, clinically and radiologically. We describe a case of a 57-year-old man whose clinical and radiological findings were consistent with malignant pleural mesothelioma;
Jamal Al-Aghbari, Amira Al Badi, Radiya Al Ajmi, Saif Al Mubaihsi   +3 more
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A rare case of a huge malignant pleural mesothelioma presenting in the posterior mediastinum [PDF]

Respirology Case Reports
We report a case of a 69‐year‐old woman with pleural mesothelioma presenting in the posterior mediastinum with a maximum diameter of 25 cm. She had a chronic cough and a pleural effusion was noted on chest X‐ray.
Yuta Mori, Chihiro Kato, Hideo Yamakawa, Mariko Sugiura, Kensuke Fukumitsu, Satoshi Fukuda, Yoshihiro Kanemitsu, Takehiro Uemura, Tomoko Tajiri, Hirotsugu Ohkubo, Yutaka Ito, Tetsuya Oguri, Takayuki Murase, Akio Niimi   +13 more
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The role of CD24 as a potential biomarker for malignant pleural mesothelioma

Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2023
Objectives Pleural mesothelioma is a rapidly progressing pleural neoplasm caused by asbestos exposure of a long latency around 30-40 years. Patients with mesothelioma are usually diagnosed at a late stage with poor outcomes in terms of morbidity and ...
Mohamed Shaaban Mousa, Ahmed Mamdooh Ghoname, Dalia Abd El-Kareem Ateya, Hamed A H Abdallah, Salwa Hassan Ahmed   +4 more
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Comparison of 3 Randomized Clinical Trials of Frontline Therapies for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma

JAMA Network Open, 2022
Key Points Question Are frontline therapies recommended for malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) associated with patient benefits? Findings In this comparative effectiveness study of 1501 participants, the statistical robustness of the Mesothelioma ...
Tomer Meirson, F. Pentimalli, F. Cerza, G. Baglio, S. Gray, P. Correale, M. Krstic-Demonacos, G. Markel, Antonio Giordano, D. Bomze, L. Mutti   +10 more
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ERS/ESTS/EACTS/ESTRO guidelines for the management of malignant pleural mesothelioma.

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, 2020
The European Respiratory Society (ERS)/European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS)/European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS)/European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO) task force brought together experts to update previous ...
I. Opitz, A. Scherpereel, T. Berghmans, I. Psallidas, M. Glatzer, D. Rigau, P. Astoul, S. Bölükbas, Jeanette Boyd, J. Coolen, Charlotte De Bondt, D. de Ruysscher, V. Durieux, C. Faivre-Finn, D. Fennell, F. Galateau-Salle, L. Greillier, M. A. Hoda, W. Klepetko, A. Lacourt, P. McElnay, N. Maskell, L. Mutti, J. Pairon, P. V. Van Schil, J. V. van Meerbeeck, D. Waller, W. Weder, P. Putora, G. Cardillo   +29 more
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Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenges of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma

Diagnostics, 2022
Malignant pleural mesothelioma is a rare cancer characterized by a very poor prognosis. Exposure to asbestos is the leading cause of malignant pleural mesothelioma.
Jacopo Moro, Simona Sobrero, Carlotta Francesca Cartia, Simona Ceraolo, Roberta Rapanà, Federico Vaisitti, Stefano Ganio, Federica Mellone, Stefano Rudella, Federico Scopis, Danilo La Paglia, Carola Crystel Cacciatore, Enrico Ruffini, Francesco Leo   +13 more
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Case report: Rare intrapulmonary malignant mesothelioma complicated with myositis

Frontiers in Oncology, 2022
Malignant pleural mesothelioma is an uncommon aggressive tumor. Its incidence is even lower when the lung parenchyma is the primary site. Myositis is a common paraneoplastic syndrome, but it rarely presents with malignant pleural mesothelioma.
Dandan Gong, Jian Yu, Xiaodong Jiang
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Epidemiology and Clinical Aspects of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma

Cancers, 2021
Simple Summary Mesothelioma is a cancer of the lining of the lungs caused by breathing in asbestos fibres. Asbestos was widely used in industry in the last century in most developed countries and is still present in many older buildings to this day ...
F. Brims
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