Pathologic diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma: chronological prospect and advent of recommendations and guidelines [PDF]
, 2015 Malignant mesothelioma is rare and difficult to diagnose. Its identification depends upon pathological investigation (cyto-histological assessment and immunohistochemistry) supported by clinical and radiological evidence.
Ascoli, Valeria
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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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ERJ Open Research, 2018 Talc pleurodesis is used to avoid recurrences in malignant pleural effusions or pneumothorax. The lack of lung sliding detected by chest ultrasonography (CUS) after talc application is indicative of the effectiveness of pleurodesis.
Rachid Tazi-Mezalek +10 more
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Role of chest ultrasound in patients with peripheral thoracic lesions
Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2023 Background Transthoracic ultrasound (US) is useful in the evaluation of a wide range of peripheral, parenchymal, pleural, and chest-wall diseases. Aim To evaluate the role of chest US in the diagnosis of peripheral thoracic lesions.
Osama Mansour +3 more
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Is Adenosine Deaminase in Pleural Fluid a Useful Marker for Differentiating Tuberculosis from Lung Cancer or Mesothelioma in Japan, a Country with Intermediate Incidence of Tuberculosis? [PDF]
, 2011 The objective of this study was to evaluate the utility of the determination of adenosine deaminase (ADA) level in pleural fluid for the differential diagnosis between tuberculous pleural effusion (TPE) and malignant pleural effusion (MPE) in Japan, a ...
Aoe, Keisuke +9 more
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Characteristics of pleural effusion with a high adenosine deaminase level: a case–control study
BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2022 Background Increased pleural fluid adenosine deaminase (ADA) is useful for diagnosing tuberculous pleurisy (TB), but high ADA levels are associated with other diseases.
Masafumi Shimoda +8 more
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“Dancing Eye Syndrome” Secondary to Opsoclonus-Myoclonus Syndrome in Small-Cell Lung Cancer
Case Reports in Medicine, 2014 Among paraneoplastic neurologic disorders (PND), opsoclonus-myoclonus syndrome, so-called “dancing eye syndrome,” is a rare disorder combining multivectorial eye movements, involuntary multifocal myoclonus, and cerebellar ataxia.
S. Laroumagne +6 more
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Inducers of epithelial mesenchymal transition and cancer stem cells in malignant pleural effusions [PDF]
, 2016 The Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition (EMT) plays a role not only in tumor metastasis but also in tumor recurrence. This process is believed to be tightly linked to the presence of Cancer Stem Cells (CSCs) however, it is still not clear which ...
Cherubini, Emanuela +5 more
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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 +4 more
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Amiodarone-Induced Pulmonary Toxicity - A Frequently Missed Complication. [PDF]
, 2016 IntroductionAmiodarone is often used in the suppression of tachyarrhythmias. One of the more serious adverse effects includes amiodarone pulmonary toxicity (APT).
Dang, Natasha +4 more
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