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Management of malignant pleural mesothelioma: a French multicenter retrospective study (GFPC 0802 study) [PDF]

, 2015
BACKGROUND: Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a rare disease with poor prognosis in spite of significant improvement in survival, due to new chemotherapy regimens.
A. Dixmier, A. Vergnenegre, B. Mastroianni, C. Chouaid, C. Raynaud, G. Fraboulet, G. Oliviero, G. Robinet, H. Berard, H. Lena, I. Borget, I. Monnet, J. Letreut, J. Mazieres, L. Greillier, R. Lamy, S. Botta   +16 more
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Malignant pleural mesothelioma forming a huge mediastinal mass and causing atrial fibrillation

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology, 2012
A patient with malignant pleural mesothelioma was admitted with atrial fibrillation. Chest computed tomography showed a huge mediastinal tumor adjacent to the heart.
Hiroko Kuwabara, Hiroshi Tsuji, Yuki Inada, Yuro Shibayama   +3 more
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EPHA2 mutations with oncogenic characteristics in squamous cell lung cancer and malignant pleural mesothelioma. [PDF]

, 2019
Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) are thoracic malignancies with very poor prognosis and limited treatment options.
Arif, Qudsia, Husain, Aliya N, Kanteti, Rajani, Kindler, Hedy L, Kulkarni, Prakash, Li, Hubert, Mambetsariev, Isa, Pang, Ka-Ming, Salgia, Ravi, Sattler, Martin, Srivastava, Saumya, Tan, Yi-Hung Carol, Vaidehi, Nagarajan, Vigneswaran, Wickii T, Wheeler, Deric L, Won, Brian M   +15 more
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Medical management of mesothelioma [PDF]

, 2011
Mesothelioma is a malignant tumour of pleura and other serosal tissues. It arises many years after asbestos exposure. There is currently no highly effective therapy and the median survival is approximately 10-12 months from diagnosis.
Bowman, Rayleen, Hughes, Brett, Relan, Vandana   +2 more
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Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma: Spotlight on Recent Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment

European Medical Journal Oncology, 2017
Pleural malignancies constitute either primary pleural malignancies, such as malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM), or secondary pleural tumours, either from pleural metastasis or direct extension of adjacent tumours.
Aline N. Zouk, Hitesh Batra
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Case report: Steroid responsive mesothelioma-related pleural effusion

Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2019
Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is an asbestos-related tumor arising in the pleural cavity. Symptoms reflect extension of disease and include shortness of breath and chest pain.
Mena Shehata, Fouad Zaid, Peter Ottaviano, Yousef Shweihat, Nancy Munn   +4 more
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Malignant pleural mesothelioma without asbestos exposure with distant metastasis in a peripheral lymph node: A case report

Lung India, 2008
Malignant mesothelioma is an uncommon pleural neoplasm and usually associated with inhalation exposure to asbestos. About 20% of the patients have no demon-strable exposure to asbestos. It rarely metastasizes in peripheral lymph nodes.
Kant Surya, Verma Sanjay, Sanjay
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Factors influencing malignant mesothelioma survival: a retrospective review of the National Mesothelioma Virtual Bank cohort [version 1; referees: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations]

F1000Research, 2018
Background: Malignant mesothelioma (MM) is a rare but deadly malignancy with about 3,000 new cases being diagnosed each year in the US.  Very few studies have been performed to analyze factors associated with mesothelioma survival, especially for ...
Waqas Amin, Faina Linkov, Douglas P. Landsittel, Jonathan C. Silverstein, Michael J. Becich   +4 more
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Malignant pleural mesothelioma in a child: long-term survival with ICE-WAC chemotherapy regimen

The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics, 2002
Malignant mesothelioma is a very rare tumor in childhood. Presently, treatment of this disease continues to be frustrating and prognosis remains poor.
Kamer Mutafoğlu-Uysal, Aydanur Kargi, Faik Sarialioğlu, Nur Olgun, Arzu Kovanlikaya   +4 more
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Pleural mesothelioma metastasis of the scalp

Polish Journal of Pathology
Mesothelioma is a locally aggressive malignant tumor that arises on the mesothelial surfaces of the pleura, peritoneum and tunica vaginalis. There are three histologic subtypes of mesothelioma: epithelioid, biphasic, and sarcomatoid. Pleural mesothelioma
Tugcem Bicak, Selver Ozekinci, İbrahim İbiloğlu   +2 more
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