BMC Research Notes 2018 December 5 [Link] Chee J, Watson MW, Chopra A, Nguyen B, Cook AM, Creaney J, Lesterhuis WJ, Robinson BW, Lee YCG, Nowak AK, Lake RA, McDonnell AM Abstract OBJECTIVE: Pleural effusion (PE) is a common feature of malignant pleural mesothelioma. These effusions typically contain lymphocytes and malignant cells. We postulated that […]
December 21, 2018
Diagnostic Cytopathology 2018 December 6 [Link] Hatem L, McIntire PJ, He B, Gogineni S, Ho M, Mathew S, Margolskee EM, Siddiqui MT, Rao RA Abstract BACKGROUND: Malignant mesothelioma (MM) is a diagnostically challenging entity in cytology specimens due to the lack of architectural context and a cytomorphologic overlap between malignant and reactive mesothelial cells (RMCs). […]
December 20, 2018
Medicine 2018 November [Link] Du Z, Yu Y, Wu D, Zhang G, Wang Y, He L, Meng R Abstract RATIONALE: Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma (MPM) is rare cancer and has a poor prognosis with resistance to chemotherapy or radiotherapy. Until now there is no standard third-line treatment for patients who have failed second-line therapy. PATIENT CONCERNS: […]
November 21, 2018
Journal of Biomedical Optics 2018 October [Link] Abbas S, Simsek Ozek N, Emri S, Koksal D, Severcan M, Severcan F Abstract This study was conducted to differentiate malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) from lung cancer (LC) and benign pleural effusion (BPE) from pleural fluids using the diagnostic power of Fourier transform-infrared spectroscopy with attenuated total reflectance […]
October 29, 2018
Molecular Cancer 2018 October 11 [Link] Smeele P, d’Almeida SM, Meiller C, Chéné AL, Liddell C, Cellerin L, Montagne F, Deshayes S, Benziane S, Copin MC, Hofman P, Le Pimpec-Barthes F, Porte H, Scherpereel A, Grégoire M, Jean Abstract Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a rare and aggressive cancer related to asbestos exposure. The discovery […]
October 26, 2018
In Vivo 2018 September-October [Link] Negi Y, Kuribayashi K, Funaguchi N, Doi H, Mikami K, Minami T, Takuwa T, Yokoi T, Hasegawa S, Ki Abstract BACKGROUND/AIM: A strategy for improving survival of malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) patients is earlier diagnosis paired with earlier stage implementation of therapeutic interventions. This study aimed to determine the clinical […]
August 31, 2018
Pathology International 2018 August 10 [Link] Aida S, Aida J, Naoi M, Kato M, Tsuura Y, Natsume I, Takubo K Abstract We estimated the telomere lengths of neoplastic and non-neoplastic mesothelial cells and examined their correlation with asbestos exposure and the expression of markers of mesothelial malignancy. Cell blocks of pleural effusion obtained from 35 […]
August 20, 2018
Chest 2018 June [Link] Fysh ETH, Thomas R, Tobin C, Kuok YJ, Lee YCG Abstract Detection of pleural abnormalities on CT scan is critical in diagnosis of pleural disease. CT scan detects minute parenchymal lung nodules, but often fails to detect similar-sized pleural nodularity. This is likely because the density of the visceral/parietal pleura and […]
June 14, 2018
Oncotarget 2018 April 27 [Link] Augeri S, Capano S, Morone S, Fissolo G, Giacomino A, Peola S, Drace Z, Rapa I, Novello S, Volante M, Righi L, Ferrero E, Ortolan E, Funaro A Abstract BACKGROUND: CD157/Bst1 glycoprotein is expressed in >85% of malignant pleural mesotheliomas and is a marker of enhanced tumor aggressiveness. RESULTS: In […]
June 5, 2018
Molecular and Clinical Oncology 2018 June 8 [Link] Li X, Lu R, Zhao Y, Wang F, Shao G Abstract Primary malignant pericardial mesothelioma (PMPM) is an aggressive tumor that originates from the mesothelial cells of the pericardium. PMPM with extensive atrial infiltration and bone metastasis is extremely rare. The diagnosis and staging of PMPM based […]
June 1, 2018