Case Study
A CASE OF NON-TUBERCULOUS MYCOBACTERIOSIS WITH PLEURAL EFFUSION AND THICKENING IN A PATIENT WITH AN OCCUPATIONAL HISTORY OF ASBESTOS EXPOSURE
Kekkaku 2015 May [Link] Nakanishi N, Shiojiri M, Inoue K, Moritaka T. Abstract We report a case of a 75-year-old man with pleural effusion and an occupational history of asbestos exposure. Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography-computed tomography (FDG-PET/CT) examination revealed FDG up-takes along his pleura, leading to an initial suspicion of pleural mesothelioma. Pathological findings of…
Read MoreImaging characteristics of pleural tumours
Insights Imaging 2915 October 16 [Epub ahead of print] [Link] De Paoli L, Quaia E, Poillucci G, Gennari A, Cova MA. Abstract Malignant mesothelioma is doubtless the more known pleural tumour. However, according to the morphology code of the International Classification of Diseases for Oncology (ICD-O), there are several histological types of pleural neoplasms, divided…
Read MoreA case report of peritoneal malignant mesothelioma presenting as primary ovarian mass
Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics 2015 July-September [Link] Kapoor R, Kuttikat PG, Vaiphei K, Rai B, Patel FD. Abstract Malignant mesotheliomas are aggressive neoplasms arising from mesothelial cells lining the body cavities. Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma (MPM) account for about one-third of the cases. Though the ovarian involvement may be seen in the background of…
Read MoreMesothelioma of Unknown Primary Site with Resection of Mediastinal Lymph Node Metastasis
The Japanese Journal of Thoracic Surgery 2015 October [Link] Yamaki M, Noriyuki T, Takei D, Takemoto Y, Saito R, Yonehara S. Abstract A 63-year-old male underwent biopsy of a mediastinal lymph node. Intra-operative frozen section diagnosis was metastatic mesothelioma. The primary site of mesothelioma was not detected in the thoracic cavity. One year later, he…
Read MoreMalignant Mesothelioma of Spermatic Cord in an Elderly Man with a History of Asbestos Exposure
Urology 2015 September 30 [Epub ahead of print] [Link] D’Antonio A, Mastella F, Colucci A, Silvestre G. Abstract We report a case of Malignant Melanoma of the spermatic cord in 80-year-old man presented with retained testis, hydrocele and right inguinal mass. The patient had a long history of asbestos exposure as a railways worker. The…
Read MoreMalignant Mesothelioma Mimicking Invasive Mammary Carcinoma in a Male Breast
Case Reports in Oncological Medicine 2015 [Link] Desouki MM, Long DJ. Abstract Malignant mesothelioma is an uncommon tumor with strong association with asbestos exposure. Few cases of malignant pleural mesothelioma metastatic to the female breast have been reported. Herein, we presented, for the first time, a case of locally infiltrating malignant pleural mesothelioma forming a…
Read MoreAsbestos exposure and laryngeal cancer mortality
The Laryngoscope 2015 September 29 [Epub ahead of print] [Link] Peng WJ, Mi J, Jiang YH. Abstract Objectives/Hypothesis Occupational exposure to asbestos occurs in many workplaces and is well known to cause asbestosis, lung cancer, and mesothelioma. However, the link between asbestos exposure and other malignancies was not confirmed. The aim of the current meta-analysis…
Read MoreSurvival patterns in lung and pleural cancer in Europe 1999-2007: Results from the EUROCARE-5 study
European Journal of Cancer 2015 September 5 [Epub ahead of print] [Link] Francisci S, Minicozzi P, Pierannunzio D, Ardanaz E, Eberle A, Grimsrud TK, Knijn A, Pastorino U, Salmerón D, Trama A, Sant M; EUROCARE-5 Working Group. Abstract Background Survival of patients diagnosed with lung and pleura cancer is a relevant health care indicator which…
Read MoreHealth expenditures for cases of pleural mesothelioma
La Medicina del Lavora 2015 September 9 [Link] Zocchetti C. Abstract Through the study of 65 cases of probable pleural mesothelioma currently under discussion in 4 criminal trials in the Lombardy Region, who died between 2002 and 2015, this study aimed to provide economical information regarding the health expenditures sustained by the Regional Health Service…
Read MoreAn asbestos-exposed family with multiple cases of pleural malignant mesothelioma without inheritance of a predisposing BAP1 mutation
Cancer Genetics 2015 July 30 [Epub ahead of print] [Link] Cheung M, Kadariya Y, Pei J, Talarchek J, Facciolo F, Visca P, Righi L, Cozzi I, Testa JR6, Ascoli V. Abstract We report a family with domestic exposure to asbestos and diagnosis of multiple cancers, including eight pleural malignant mesotheliomas and several other lung or…
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