Pleural Neoplasms-What Could MRI Change? [PDF]
The primary pleural neoplasms constitute around 10% of the pleural tumors. The currently recommended method for their imaging is CT which has been shown to have certain limitations. Strong development of the MRI within the last two decades has provided us with a number of sequences that could potentially be superior to CT when it comes to the pleural ...
Szczyrek M+5 more
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Histomorphological and Immunohistochemical Analysis of Pleural Neoplasms. [PDF]
Primary pleural neoplasms are rare entities compared with the pleural involvement by metastatic carcinoma.The current study aimed at investigating the complete spectrum of pleural neoplasms and differentiating between them with the aid of immunohistochemistry (IHC).Consecutive pleural biopsy specimens positive for a neoplasm, both primary and ...
Venkatachala S+3 more
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Extensive surgical resections for rare pleural neoplasms: a single-center experience with a yolk sac tumor and synovial sarcoma [PDF]
Background Pleural neoplasms are rare and can be subdivided into pleural metastasis and primary pleural neoplasms. Non-mesothelioma primary pleural neoplasms are a diverse group of extremely rare pathologies.
Tom Vandaele+12 more
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Pleural effusion arising from a rare pancreatic neoplasm [PDF]
To the Editors: Pleural effusions are common entities and may complicate a number of disease processes. We present the case of a large pleural effusion associated with a rare pancreatic neoplasm. The patient, a 67-yr-old female, was referred for respiratory opinion by the Breast Cancer Service at St Vincent’s University Hospital (Dublin, Ireland). She
Aoife McKeating+7 more
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Application of Immunohistochemistry in the Diagnosis of Pulmonary and Pleural Neoplasms [PDF]
Context.—A vast majority of neoplasms arising from lung or pleura are initially diagnosed based on the histologic evaluation of small transbronchial, endobronchial, or needle core biopsies. Although most diagnoses can be determined by morphology alone, immunohistochemistry can be a valuable diagnostic tool in the workup of problematic cases.Objective ...
Yan Xiong+5 more
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Solitary Fibrous Tumor – Less Common Neoplasms of the Pleural Cavity
solitary fibrous tumors (SFT) represent a heterogeneous group of primary pleural neoplasms with a low incidence rate and of which the biological origin, which consists of mesenchymal cells, is uncertain.The authors present herewith a retrospective analysis of 22 patients with SFTs who were diagnosed and surgically treated between the years 2000-2015 ...
Petr Mukensnabl+5 more
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Progress in Mechanistic Research and the Use of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Treating Malignant Pleural Effusion [PDF]
Fengying Gong,1,2 Yunshui Cheng,1 Yongchun Li,1 Qin Fan,3 Rongmei Qu,4 Tingyu Fan,4 Ying Lv,1 Jingxing Dai4 1Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanfang Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, People’s Republic of China; 2The ...
Gong F+7 more
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Encysted pleural effusion: A radiographic mimicker of neoplasm! [PDF]
Avirup Majumdar+4 more
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Pleural myopericytoma: A rare neoplasm in a difficult location [PDF]
Kevin Hodges+4 more
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A Review on Solitary Fibrous Tumor Behavior in Pregnancy: A Case Report and Literature Review [PDF]
A solitary fibrous tumor (SFT) of the pleura is a rare chest wall mesenchymal neoplasm which usually arises from CD34-positive sub-mesothelial mesenchymal cells of visceral pleura.
Adnan Tizmaghz+2 more
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