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Pleural effusion arising from a rare pancreatic neoplasm [PDF]
European Respiratory Journal, 2012 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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Primary pleural leiomyosarcoma with rapid progression and fatal outcome: a case report [PDF]
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2012 Introduction Leiomyosarcomas are neoplasms of smooth muscles that most commonly arise from the uterus, gastrointestinal tract, or soft tissue. Primary pleural leiomyosarcoma is extremely rare.
Rais Ghizlane +8 more
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Solitary Fibrous Tumor – Less Common Neoplasms of the Pleural Cavity
Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2017 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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Encysted pleural effusion: A radiographic mimicker of neoplasm! [PDF]
Journal of Clinical Images, 2020 Avirup Majumdar +4 more
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Pleural myopericytoma: A rare neoplasm in a difficult location [PDF]
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2018 Kevin Hodges +4 more
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Interstitial pneumonitis following intrapleural chemotherapy [PDF]
World Journal of Surgical Oncology, 2009 Background Mucinous neoplasms within the abdomen may disseminate by direct extension through the diaphragm to involve the pleural space. Treatment of this condition is by parietal and visceral pleurectomy followed by hyperthermic intrapleural ...
Humphries Gary N +3 more
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Predicting Cancer Using Supervised Machine Learning: Mesothelioma [PDF]
Technology and Health Care, 29(1), 45-58 (2021), 2021 Background: Pleural Mesothelioma (PM) is an unusual, belligerent tumor that rapidly develops into cancer in the pleura of the lungs. Pleural Mesothelioma is a common type of Mesothelioma that accounts for about 75% of all Mesothelioma diagnosed yearly in the U.S. Diagnosis of Mesothelioma takes several months and is expensive.
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Massive malignant pleural effusion due to lung adenocarcinoma in 13-year-old boy [PDF]
, 2016 A 13-year-old boy with no risk factors for lung cancer presented with a massive left-sided pleural effusion and a mediastinal shift on chest radiography and computed tomography. A chest tube drained bloody pleural fluid with an exudative pattern.
Afghani, R. +5 more
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Imaging characteristics of pleural tumours [PDF]
, 2015 Malignant mesothelioma is doubtless the more known pleural tumour. However, according to the morphology code of the International Classification of Diseases for Oncology (ICDO), there are several histological types of pleural neoplasms, divided into ...
Cova Maria, Assunta +4 more
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