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Sarcoidosis of the pleura: A case report [PDF]
Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2014 Introduction. Pleural involvement is an uncommon manifestation of sarcoidosis. It may manifest as pleural effusion, pneumothorax, pleural thickening and nodules, hydropneumothorax, trapped lung, hemothorax, or chylothorax.
Jovanović Dragana +6 more
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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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Characteristics of pleural effusion in IgG4-related pleuritis
Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2020 Here we describe the case of a 78-year-old man with respiratory failure and right pleural effusion. Computed tomography showed right pleural effusion with pleural calcification, tumor-like shadows induced by passive atelectasis, and enlarged mediastinal ...
Zenya Saito +4 more
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, 2014 Pleural effusion is common, in association with a range of different conditions, most commonly cardiac failure, pneumonia, malignancy, and pulmonary embolism. This chapter provides an approach to the assessment of the patient with a pleural effusion: history, examination, CXR, pleural ultrasound, along with guidance on which patients should undergo ...
Stephen Chapman +4 more
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Malignant pleural effusion [PDF]
QJM, 2013 Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) refers to the presence of neoplastic cells in the pleural fluid. Approximately 40 000 people per year in the UK are affected by MPE and it is associated with significant morbidity and an overall poor prognosis. Management should be prompt and care plans should be individualized and involve a multidisciplinary team of ...
Egan, A. M. +3 more
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Malignant pleural effusion: from bench to bedside
European Respiratory Review, 2016 Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) is a common but serious condition that is related with poor quality of life, morbidity and mortality. Its incidence and associated healthcare costs are rising and its management remains palliative, with median survival ...
I. Psallidas +4 more
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Journal of Thoracic Disease, 2018 Background Molecular profiling of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is essential for therapeutic decision-making. Pleural effusion obtained by a non-invasive, repeatable procedure may provide an opportunity for molecular profiling and thereby possibly ...
Liping Liu +12 more
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Evaluating Modelling Approaches for Medical Image Annotations [PDF]
, 2010 Information system designers face many challenges with regards to selecting appropriate semantic technologies and deciding on a modeling approach for their system.
Bijan Parsia +2 more
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Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.Non‐small cell lung cancer targeted treatment is limited to a few known genetic alterations, with few alternatives in advanced treatment lines. To direct treatment decisions by drug sensitivity testing (DST), this study compared several methods for tumor cell isolation from malignant effusions, pointing to repeated CD45+ cell depletion for effective ...
Navit Mooshayef +10 more
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Tumor Biology, 2017 The differential diagnosis of malignant pleural effusion and benign pleural effusion remains a clinical problem. Reactive oxygen species modulator 1 is a novel protein overexpressed in various human tumors. The objective of this study was to evaluate the
Xianmeng Chen +3 more
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