Clinical and pathological observation of conversion therapy for malignant peritoneal mesothelioma: a case report and literature review

Pathology Oncology Research 2024 January 8 [Link] Minying Deng, Xinyi Zhang, Chen Xu, Rongkui Luo, Lingli Chen, Yuhong Zhou, Yingyong Hou Abstract Background: Malignant mesothelioma (MM) is a tumor originating from the pleura, peritoneum, or pericardial cavity. It is divided into diffuse and localized malignant mesothelioma, with four subtypes in diffuse MM: epithelioid, sarcomatoid, desmoplastic,…

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Reflecting real-world patients with mesothelioma in research: an interim report of baseline characteristics from the ASSESS-meso cohort

ERJ Open Research 2023 December 27 [Link] Ruairi J H Conway, Natalie Smith, William Cooper, Geraldine Lynch, Sonia Patole, Jenny Symonds, Anthony Edey, Nick A Maskell, Anna C Bibby Abstract Objective: Mesothelioma varies in clinical phenotype and survival. Clinical trials are unavoidably affected by selection bias, reducing generalisability. ASSESS-meso is a UK, multicentre, prospective, mesothelioma…

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Case Report: Early diagnosis and bevacizumab-based chemotherapy for primary pericardial mesothelioma: a case with occupational asbestos exposure history

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine 2023 November 20 [Link] Daniel Wang, Yung Hsuan Wang, Sung Chao Chu Abstract Background: Primary pericardial mesothelioma (PPM) is an exceedingly rare malignant cancer and has a poor prognosis, which has been partly attributed to its frequently delayed diagnosis due to its nonspecific syndromes, its similar presentation to benign pericardial diseases,…

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The role of single nucleotide polymorphisms related to iron homeostasis in mesothelioma susceptibility after asbestos exposure: a genetic study on autoptic samples

Frontiers in Public Health 2023 October 24 [Link] Pierangela Grignani, Silvia Damiana Visonà, Maria Vittoria Fronda, Paola Borrelli, Maria Cristina Monti, Barbara Bertoglio, Adelaide Conti, Paolo Fattorini, Carlo Previderè Abstract Asbestos-related diseases still represent a major public health problem all over the world. Among them, malignant mesothelioma (MM) is a poor-prognosis cancer, arising from the…

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Co-existing pericardial and pleural malignant mesothelioma responding well to nedaplatin and pemetrexed: a case report

AME Case Reports 2023 August 3 [Link] Mindan Wu, Zhixuan Li, Junfu Cai, Xianyang Zhong, Wenchuan Zheng, Shuhan Wu, Maohuang Lin, Qichuan Zhang Abstract Background: Malignant mesothelioma (MM) is a rare cancer with poor prognosis. It is less common that two serosal cavities are involved when the patient seeks medical attention firstly. The current first-line…

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Brain Metastases With Malignant Peritoneal Mesothelioma: Never Reported Before

Cureus 2023 August 19 [Link] Darshan Lal, Merissa Misiura, Waqas Adeel, Rizwan Tariq Abstract Malignant mesothelioma is a very rare diagnosis. Malignant mesotheliomas arise from surface linings of pleura, peritoneal cavity, or tunica vaginalis and pericardium with pleural malignant mesotheliomas being the most common. The incidence of brain metastases has been very low with malignant…

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Comparison of the role of 18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose PET/computed tomography and 68 Ga-labeled FAP inhibitor-04 PET/CT in patients with malignant mesothelioma

Nuclear Medicine Communications 2023 April 28 [Link] Yunus Güzel, Halil Kömek, Canan Can, İhsan Kaplan, Ferat Kepenek, Senar Ebinç, Mehmet Perver Büyükdeniz, Cihan Gündoğan, Zeynep Oruç Abstract Objective: In this study, we aimed to compare the role of 68 Ga-labeled FAP inhibitor ( 68 Ga-FAPI)-04 PET/computed tomography (CT) and 18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose ( 18 F-FDG) PET/CT…

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Primary cardiac mesothelioma presenting with fulminant recurrent pericarditis: a case report

European Heart Journal Case Reports 2023 February 24 [Link] Shmuel Schwartzenberg, Yaron Shapira, Victor Rubachevski, Ram Sharony Abstract Background: Primary pericardial mesothelioma is an extremely rare disease. Prognosis is poor, with little effects of chemo- or radio-therapy. The majority of cases is diagnosed at autopsy. Case summary: A 22-year-old man, who presented with recurrent pericarditis…

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Protocol for a prospective observational cohort study collecting data on demographics, symptoms and biomarkers in people with mesothelioma (ASSESS-meso)

BMJ Open 2022 November 10 [Link] Ruairi J H Conway, Jenny Symonds, Deborah Walton, Janet Probets, Charles Comins, Louise Stadon, John E Harvey, Kevin G Blyth, Nick A Maskell, Anna C Bibby Abstract Introduction: Mesothelioma is a heterogeneous disease that can be challenging to monitor and prognosticate. ASSESS-meso is a multicentre, prospective, longitudinal observational cohort…

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Coronary Artery Stenosis Caused by Primary Malignant Pericardial Mesothelioma in a 76-Year-Old Man

Texas Heart Institute Journal 2022 November 9 [Link] Yojiro Machii, Akira Sezai, Makoto Taoka, Shunji Osaka, Keito Suzuki, Yoshiki Onuki, Masashi Tanaka Abstract This report describes a 76-year-old man with diabetes mellitus who developed coronary artery stenosis from infiltration of a primary malignant pericardial mesothelioma. Three months before referral to the treating hospital, elevated liver…

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