Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2019 Diffuse pulmonary metastasis secondary to primary peritoneal malignant mesothelioma is rarely reported in the literature. In this report we describe a 59-year-old Caucasian women with no known previous asbestos exposure presenting with bilateral diffuse ...
Madeleine Haygarth +5 more
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In Vitro and in vivo anti-tumoral effects of the flavonoid apigenin in malignant mesothelioma [PDF]
, 2017 Malignant mesothelioma (MM) is a tumor arising from mesothelium. MM patients' survival is poor. The polyphenol 4',5,7,-trihydroxyflavone Apigenin (API) is a "multifunctional drug". Several studies have demonstrated API anti-tumoral effects.
Andrea Modesti +13 more
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Single-center retrospective analysis of peritoneal mesothelioma [PDF]
Jichu yixue yu linchuangObjective To explore the diagnosis and treatment experience of malignant peritoneal mesothelioma by analyzing the clinical characteristics of patients with single center peritoneal mesothelioma.
LIU Qi, NIE Muwen, ZHANG Jingqi, LI Ningning, ZHAO Lin
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Bacterial Infection Elicits Heat Shock Protein 72 Release from Pleural Mesothelial Cells [PDF]
, 2013 Heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) has been implicated in infection-related processes and has been found in body fluids during infection. This study aimed to determine whether pleural mesothelial cells release HSP70 in response to bacterial infection in vitro
Bielsa, S +8 more
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CT imaging of malignant peritoneal mesothelioma: A case report
Radiology Case Reports, 2022 The peritoneal cavity is the second most common location for mesothelioma with only 10.5% of 10,589 mesothelioma cases reported in the United States between 1973 until 2005 and known with poor prognosis.
Agnes Triana Basja, MD +1 more
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Curcumin blocks autophagy and activates apoptosis of malignant mesothelioma cell lines and increases the survival of mice intraperitoneally transplanted with a malignant mesothelioma cell line [PDF]
, 2017 Malignant mesothelioma (MM) is a primary tumor arising from the serous membranes. The resistance of MM patients to conventional therapies, and the poor patients' survival, encouraged the identification of molecular targets for MM treatment. Curcumin (CUR)
Bei, Roberto +10 more
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Diffuse malignant peritoneal mesothelioma
Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, 2013 Mesothelioma often originates in the pleura and less frequently in the peritoneum. This article describes a rare case of diffuse malignant peritoneal mesothelioma in a 54-year-old male construction worker who was admitted to our hospital with a 2-month ...
Chih-An Shih +4 more
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New and emerging therapeutic options for malignant pleural mesothelioma: review of early clinical trials. [PDF]
, 2015 Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a rare tumor that is challenging to control. Despite some benefit from using the multimodality-approach (surgery, combination chemotherapy and radiation), survival remains poor. However, current research produced a
Cameron, Robert B +2 more
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Diffuse malignant peritoneal mesothelioma mimicking ovarian cancer.
Radiology Case Reports, 2022 Diffuse malignant peritoneal mesothelioma (DMPM) and peritoneal carcinomatosis have similar computed tomography imaging features. Peritoneal carcinomatosis is a known metastatic site for many malignancies and particularly gastrointestinal tract and ...
Zaynab Iraqi Houssaini, Intern in radiology +7 more
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Changing Pattern in Malignant Mesothelioma Survival
Translational Oncology, 2015 Survival for mesothelioma has been shown to be poor, with marginal improvement over time. Recent advances in the understanding of pathophysiology and treatment of mesothelioma may impact therapy to improve survival that may not be evident from available ...
Jennifer Faig +5 more
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