... for asymmetry. All analyses have been carried out with the “metafor” package version 2.0-0. Ultrasound-guided biopsy Computed tomography-guided biopsy Mesothelioma Pleural diseases Meta-analysis Pleural diseases, affecting >300 people per 100,000 each year, include a wide spectrum...

...Michael A. Mitchell; Pen Li; Christopher Pease; Sarah Hosseini; Carolina Souza; Tinghua Zhang; Kayvan Amjadi Background: Use of indwelling pleural catheters (IPCs) for the management of symptomatic pleural effusions in patients with mesothelioma has increased in popularity. An important concern...

...Greta Carioli; Martina Bonifazi; Marta Rossi; Alberto Zambelli; Matteo Franchi; Carlo Zocchetti; Stefano Gasparini; Giovanni Corrao; Carlo La Vecchia; Eva Negri Background: Pleural mesothelioma (PM) is a rare, highly lethal tumor. A definite consensus on its management has yet to be established...

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...Navneet Singh; Karan Madan; Anish Bhattacharya; Raje Nijhawan Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a relatively rare but aggressive pleural tumor. Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is associated with the development of lung cancer and other malignancies. We describe a 58-year-old never-smoker female...

...P. Astoul; E. Roca; F. Galateau-Salle; A. Scherpereel Optimal management of malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM), which is mainly based on patient characteristics and clinical stage, is not clearly defined yet, although detailed, practical guidelines for these patients have been proposed by some...

...Peter Höllinger; Dominique Gaeng Simultaneous bilateral spontaneous pneumothorax (SBSP) occurred in a patient with papillary mesothelioma of peritoneum and pleura. The patient initially suffered from ascites due to peritoneal tumor studding and later presented with simultaneous bilateral...

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...Michael Huncharek; Joshua Muscat We describe an unusual case of metastatic poorly differentiated laryngeal carcinoma to the pleura resembling pleural mesothelioma in a patient with a positive history of exposure to asbestos. This case not only describes an unusual presentation of metastatic...

... high risk of mesothelioma among the villagers. Since an earlier investigation of the cohort in 1980, another 4 young persons have fallen ill with malignant mesothelioma in this group, where the incidence thus approaches 1%/year and is the most common cause of death. Solitary pleural plaques were found...

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... in pleural effusion is not used routinely, although many numerical and/or structural chromosome abnormalities have been observed in malignant pleural effusions. In this study, a total of the 61 pleural effusion samples, 34 malignant which included 19 diffuse pleural malignant mesothelioma, 15 metastatic...

...W.F.M. Strankinga; M. Sperber; M.C. Kaiser; J. Stain The present study contains the review of 30 patients with malignant mesothelioma of the pleura, examined and treated at our institution. In an attempt to compare various methods of diagnosis in this entity, emphasis was laid on specific abilities...

... workers, who cleaned their husbands’ work clothes. One developed a mesothelioma and the other plaques, calcification, benign asbestos pleural effusion and subpleural parenchymal fibrosis. 2 men were exposed as children while playing in a cellar room which was also used for their father’s muffler repair...

...L. Sichletidis; D. Chloros; D. Spyratos; A.-B. Haidich; I. Fourkiotou; M. Kakoura; D. Patakas Background: Asbestos exposure is related to serious adverse health effects. However, there is disagreement about the relationship between chrysotile exposure and mesothelioma or lung cancer. Objectives...

... atelectasis. Special attention is dedicated to malignant pleural mesothelioma, given the challenging issues of this disease, the recent advances in its management and the dynamism of research in this area. 8 5 2008 © 2008 S. Karger AG, Basel 2008 Copyright / Drug Dosage / Disclaimer Copyright...

... tolerated and allows direct visualization and biopsy of pleural processes under conscious sedation. Rarely, macroscopic appearance and even histology may be misleading. We present a case of xanthomatous pleuritis that mimicked early mesothelioma. Our patient was a 69-year-old female with a large left...

...% for mesothelioma (n = 10). Pneumothorax occurred in 4%. Conclusions: US-assisted cutting-needle biopsy of lesions ≧20 mm in diameter is safe in the hands of pulmonologists. The yield for neoplastic disease including mesothelioma is high. 8 09 2003 2 02 2004 6 10 2004 © 2004 S. Karger AG...

... incorporation of asbestos fibres has been described in these areas, causing them to be seen as potential starting points for malignant mesotheliomas. Objectives: The aim of our examinations was to describe the morphology of black spots in order to understand their formal pathogenesis and discuss their role...

...Jose-Luis Rojas; Inmaculada Alfageme; Inés de la Cruz; Nuria Reyes; Jesús Muñoz We present the case of a 57-year-old patient who had worked at a fiber-cement factory for 28 years. The patient developed an epithelioid-type pleural mesothelioma 5 years after retiring, after he was diagnosed...