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Asbestos, carbon nanotubes and the pleural mesothelium: a review of the hypothesis regarding the role of long fibre retention in the parietal pleura, inflammation and mesothelioma

Particle and Fibre Toxicology, 2010
The unique hazard posed to the pleural mesothelium by asbestos has engendered concern in potential for a similar risk from high aspect ratio nanoparticles (HARN) such as carbon nanotubes.
K. Donaldson, F. Murphy, R. Duffin, C. Poland   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Liposarcoma of the pleural cavity. An exceptional tumour

Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease, 2005
Primitive liposarcomas of the pleura are exceptional tumours.We report a new case of primitive liposarcoma of the pleura revealed by chest pains in a 50 year old man.
A. Minniti, M. Montaundon, J. Jougon, M. Hourneau, H. Begueret, F. Laurent, J-F. Velly   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Critical Care Ultrasonography and Its Application for COVID-19 [PDF]

, 2020
Ultrasound has developed as an invaluable tool in diagnosis and proper management in the intensive care unit (ICU). Application of critical care ultrasonography is quite distinct from the routine comprehensive diagnostic ultrasound exam, because the ...
Chong, MD, Weelic, Hai, MD, Yang, Liu, MD, Ji-Bin, Liu, MD, Xi, Ma, MD, Bin   +4 more
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Empyema necessitans and a persistent air leak associated with rupture of an anaerobic lung abscess due to bacteroides [PDF]

, 2017
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Blyth, Kevin G., Sharma, Varun
core   +1 more source

A survey of medical thoracoscopy practices in India

Lung India, 2021
Background: Medical thoracoscopy (MT) is a useful diagnostic and therapeutic procedure for a variety of pleural conditions. There is a lack of literature on prevalent practices of MT in India.
Karan Madan, Pawan Tiwari, Balamugesh Thankgakunam, Saurabh Mittal, Vijay Hadda, Anant Mohan, Randeep Guleria   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mesothelioma and thymic tumors: Treatment challenges in (outside) a network setting [PDF]

, 2019
The management of patients with mesothelioma and thymic malignancy requires continuous multidisciplinary expertise at any step of the disease. A dramatic improvement in our knowledge has occurred in the last few years, through the development of ...
Girard, N, Grassino, M, Imbimbo, M, Maury, J, Vitale, F   +4 more
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Integrated therapeutic approach to giant solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura: report of a case and review of the literature

Open Medicine, 2016
The fibrous tumors of the pleura are rare primary tumors, accounting for 5% of malignant pleural neoplasms, which generally originate from sub-mesothelial mesenchymal tissue of the visceral pleura. These tumours generally exhibit clinical benign behavior
F. Perrotta, F. Cerqua, A. Cammarata, A. Izzo, C. Bergaminelli, C. Curcio, C. Guarino, E. Grella, I. Forzano, A. Cennamo, D. Tafuri, A. Rocca, A. Bianco, G. Mazzarella   +13 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Prognostic significance of tumor microenvironment assessed by machine learning algorithm in surgically resected non‐small cell lung cancer

Cancer Reports, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract Background A methodology to assess the immune microenvironment (IME) of non‐small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has not been established, and the prognostic impact of IME factors is not yet clear. Aims This study aimed to assess the IME factors and evaluate their prognostic values. Methods and Results We assessed CD8+ tumor‐infiltrating lymphocyte (
Yukihiro Terada, Mitsuhiro Isaka, Akira Ono, Takuya Kawata, Masakuni Serizawa, Keita Mori, Koji Muramatsu, Kiyoshi Tone, Hirotsugu Kenmotsu, Keiichi Ohshima, Kenichi Urakami, Takeshi Nagashima, Masatoshi Kusuhara, Yasuto Akiyama, Takashi Sugino, Toshiaki Takahashi, Yasuhisa Ohde   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pleural thymoma: our first case

The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology, 2016
Thymoma is not a very rare disease; many cases have been diagnosed all over the world. However, it was the first time to diagnose pleural thymoma in our department, and was diagnosed by means of medical thoracoscope.
Reham M. Elkolaly
doaj   +1 more source

Medium to long-term outcome of thoracoscapular arthrodesis with screw fixation for facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy [PDF]

, 2013
Background: Shoulder girdle muscle weakness is the most constant feature of facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy and leads to scapular winging. Mechanical fixation of the scapula to the thoracic wall provides a stable fulcrum on which the deltoid ...
Atoun, Ehud, Copeland, Stephen, Levy, Ofer, Narvani, Ali, Sforza, Giuseppe, Van Tongel, Alexander   +5 more
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