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Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
The American Journal of the Medical Sciences, 2005Malignant pleural mesothelioma is an uncommon tumor; only about 3000 cases are diagnosed annually in the United States. Cases were described early in the 20th century, but their relationship to asbestos exposure was not documented until 1960. Since then, the incidence has appeared to increase, and numerous epidemiologic studies have confirmed that ...
Norman M Kaplan +2 more
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Malignant pleural mesothelioma: recent developments
Current Opinion in Oncology, 2020Purpose of review Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a rare, but aggressive tumor with still poor prognosis. In this article, we focus on recent developments in the management of MPM including diagnosis, staging, biomarkers, and treatment strategies.
K. Sinn, B. Mosleh, M. A. Hoda
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Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
Tumori Journal, 1978A series of 12 cases of mesothelioma is presented, and the data in the literature is reviewed in an attempt to formulate a program of treatment for this malignant, fast-growing and rapidly fatal tumor.
Giovanni Viganotti +2 more
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Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
2001Malignant pleural mesothelioma remains a difficult tumor to treat, much less cure. Currently, the best chance for long-term survival lies with early diagnosis and aggressive surgical extirpation, but given the typically long delay between the onset of symptoms and diagnosis, this is only possible with a high index of suspicion and an aggressive ...
Linus Ho +2 more
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Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
, 2017With great interest we have read the article on malignant pleural mesothelioma by BOUTIN et al. [1]. It was an excellent overview of many aspects of this disease. However we would like to comment on the following issues. Although the staging procedure as
Mónica Edith SernaCamacho, Seir Alfonso
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CT of malignant pleural mesothelioma
American Journal of Roentgenology, 1981Malignant pleural mesothelioma is a rare tumor. Although the chest film findings of pleural mesothelioma are well described, there are few descriptions of the findings of computed tomography (CT). This report describes the CT findings in five cases of pleural mesothelioma.
David P. Colley +3 more
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Immunotherapy approaches for malignant pleural mesothelioma
Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology, 2022D. Fennell, S. Dulloo, J. Harber
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Benign and Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
Clinics in Chest Medicine, 1985Malignant mesotheliomas have assumed an importance in the medical and lay literature out of proportion to their incidence in the American population, chiefly due to the known association of pleural mesothelioma with asbestos exposure. Data from the Connecticut tumor registry suggest that this tumor is increasing in incidence. Based on exposures between
Joseph M. Corson, Karen H. Antman
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Chemotherapy of malignant pleural mesothelioma
Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy, 2008Owing to worldwide use of asbestos during the past century, the global incidence of mesothelioma is still increasing. Although the outcome for patients remains poor, there has been definite progress in the systemic treatment of this disease within the past 5 years.By examining the clinical trials performed and the role of novel emerging agents, this ...
Pietro Bertino +2 more
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Management of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
Clinics in Chest Medicine, 2006Malignant mesothelioma is increasing in incidence globally and has no known cure. Its unique clinical feature of local infiltration along tissue planes makes it a difficult neoplasm to manage. There have been few randomized controlled trials regarding treatment options, although these have increased in recent years, and results are eagerly awaited ...
Y. C. Gary Lee +2 more
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