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Silica exposure and altered regulation of autoimmunity
Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine. 2014 August 19 [Epub ahead of print] [Link] Lee S, Matsuzaki H, Kumagai-Takei N, Yoshitome K, Maeda M, Chen Y, Kusaka M, Urakami K, Hayashi H, Fujimoto W, Nishimura Y, Otsuki T. Abstract Silica particles and asbestos fibers, which are known as typical causatives of pneumoconiosis, induce lung fibrosis. Moreover,…
Read MoreA comparative analysis between regional mesothelioma registries and cancer registries: results of the ReNaM-AIRTUM project
Epidemiologia e Prevenione. 2014 May to August. [Link] Nicita C, Buzzoni C, Chellini E, Ferretti S, Marinaccio A, Mensi C, AIRTUM Working Group, ReNaM Working Group, Progetto ReNam-AIRTUM Working Group. Abstract Objectives to assess the agreement on row data and incidence rates between regional mesothelioma registries (CORs) and population cancer registries (CRs) in Italy, and…
Read MoreMetastasis of mesothelioma to the maxillary gingiva
Oncology Letters. 2014 September. [Link] Ohnishi Y, Sugitatsu M, Watanabe M, Fujii T, Kakudo K. Abstract Malignant mesothelioma predominantly arises from the serosal surfaces of the pleural or peritoneal cavity. There is currently no effective standard treatment for mesothelioma and the prognosis for patients is poor; the majority of patients with malignant mesothelioma succumb between…
Read MoreMicrocystic variant malignant mesothelioma presenting as a localized paraspinal mass
Cyto Journal. 2014 June 12. [Link] Ko HM, Kamil ZS, Geddie WR. Abstract A 58-year-old man presented with productive cough and fever. Computed tomography (CT) scan of the chest showed an upper right paraspinal mass. CT-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy showed lobules of vacuolated cells against a background of myxoid material. The cells demonstrated moderate to…
Read MorePhrenic nerve paralysis as the initial presentation in pleural sarcomatoid mesothelioma
Case Reports in Oncology. 2014 June 14. [Link] Makimoto G, Fujiwara K, Fujimoto N, Yamadori I, Sato T, Kishimoto T. Abstract A 74-year-old man was referred to our hospital because of persistent cough. A chest radiograph revealed an elevation of the right diaphragm. Computed tomography (CT) images revealed a small nodule localized on the right…
Read MoreMalignant Mesothelioma and Central Nervous System Metastases: Report of two cases, Pooled Analysis and Systematic Review
Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 2014 July 31. [Epub ahead of print] [Link] Miller AC, Miettinen M, Schrump DS, Hassan R. Abstract Objective The incidence and patterns of metastatic disease to the central nervous system (CNS) from malignant mesothelioma (MM) is not well characterized. We describe the treatment of two cases of pleural MM…
Read MoreCo-exposure to refractory ceramic fibres and asbestos and risk of pleural mesothelioma
The European Respiratory Journal. 2014 July 17. [Epub ahead of print] [Link] Lacourt A, Rinaldo M, Gramond C, Ducamp S, Gilg Soit Ilg A, Goldberg M, Pairon JC, Brochard P. Abstract The aim of this study was to investigate the hypothesis of an increased risk of pleural mesothelioma due to co-exposure to asbestos and refractory…
Read MoreExpression of mesothelioma-related markers in meningiomas: an immunohistochemical study
Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology. 2014. [Link] Abdelzaher E, Mohamed Abdallah D. Abstract Background Meningiomas are common intracranial tumors. Recently, histogenetic and phenotypic similarities between meningiomas and mesotheliomas have been proposed. We were interested in whether these similarities are reflected on the immunohistochemical level, which would add new potentially diagnostic markers for meningiomas. Methods The…
Read MorePerformance of osteopontin in the diagnosis of malignant pleural mesothelioma: a meta-analysis
International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine. 2014 May 15. [Link] Hu SQ, Lin H, Long HY, Luo ZY, Shen YC, Wang H, Wei ZX, Wen FQ. Abstract It is reported that osteopontin has shown promising diagnostic value for malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM), this meta-analysis aimed to establish the overall diagnostic accuracy of the osteopontin…
Read MoreDust diseases and the legacy of corporate manipulation of science and law
International Journal of Occupational Environmental Health. 2014 April-June. [Link] Bird T, Egilman D, Lee C. Abstract Background The dust diseases silicosis and asbestosis were the first occupational diseases to have widespread impact on workers. Knowledge that asbestos and silica were hazardous to health became public several decades after the industry knew of the health concerns.…
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