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An Autopsied Case of Malignant Sarcomatoid Pleural Mesothelioma in Which Chest Pain Developed Several Months Earlier without Abnormality on Imaging

open access: yesCase Reports in Oncology, 2015
The patient experienced chest pain for about 7 months, but a diagnosis could not be made until after death. He was diagnosed with malignant sarcomatoid pleural mesothelioma on autopsy. In this case report, difficult aspects of the diagnosis are discussed.
Daizo Yaguchi   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

CD147 immunohistochemistry discriminates between reactive mesothelial cells and malignant mesothelioma [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Malignant mesothelioma (MM) is a rare form of cancer. Its histopathological diagnosis is very difficult, as it exhibits a number of different appearances that can be misinterpreted as metastatic invasion or atypical hyperplasia.
Bedrossian   +32 more
core   +1 more source

Pemetrexed and malignant pleural mesothelioma

open access: yesAnnals of Oncology, 2006
Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma (MPM) continues to be a challenging problem; because few patients may be treated with radical surgery and conventional chemotherapy have achieved very dismal results. Pemetrexed is a new drug with multitarget antifolate activity which seems to be particularly active in many solid tumors and also in MPM.
Marangolo, M., Vertogen, B.
openaire   +2 more sources

Malignant Mesothelioma Mimicking Invasive Mammary Carcinoma in a Male Breast

open access: yesCase Reports in Oncological Medicine, 2015
Malignant mesothelioma is an uncommon tumor with strong association with asbestos exposure. Few cases of malignant pleural mesothelioma metastatic to the female breast have been reported.
Mohamed Mokhtar Desouki   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

A comparison of HPV DNA testing and liquid based cytology over three rounds of primary cervical screening: extended follow up in the ARTISTIC trial.

open access: yes, 2011
BACKGROUND: The additional sensitivity of HPV testing compared with cytology could permit extended cervical screening intervals. We wished to determine, through a further (third) round of screening in the ARTISTIC trial, the protection provided by a ...
Albrow, Rebecca   +10 more
core   +1 more source

Near-Infrared Intraoperative Imaging Can Successfully Identify Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy

open access: yesMolecular Imaging, 2017
Malignant pleural mesothelioma is a deadly disease. Complete surgical resection provides patients with the best opportunity for long-term survival. Unfortunately, identification of disease during resection can be challenging.
Jarrod D. Predina MD, MTR   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

A rare case of a huge malignant pleural mesothelioma presenting in the posterior mediastinum

open access: yesRespirology 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   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

Malignant mesothelioma

open access: yesSouthwest Respiratory and Critical Care Chronicles, 2016
Seventy percent of patients with malignant mesothelioma have had exposure to asbestos fibers. Other patients without this exposure have had chronic pleural inflammation or received radiation to the thorax.
Suzanne Alkul   +3 more
doaj  

MIXED PLEURAL MESOTHELIOMA WITH MYOCARDIAL METASTASIS IN BALB/C MOUSE

open access: yesСибирский онкологический журнал, 2016
Mixed pleural mesothelioma is uncommon spontaneous tumor in laboratory mice. The case of this tumor in BALB/c mouse has been described in the paper. It is essential that myocardial metastasis has been observed.
V. N. Manskikh, O. S. Gancharova
doaj  

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