Clinical Case Reports 2023 June 22 [Link] Kritika Mishra, Shihab Siddiquee, Anna Rachelle Mislang Abstract Key clinical message: We describe the first case in literature of malignant mesothelioma of the tunica vaginalis that has shown partial response to systemic immunotherapy (ipilimumab-nivolumab) post orchiectomy, warranting further investigation in a trial setting. Abstract: We present a case…

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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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Scientific Reports 2023 April 20 [Link] Giulia Di Mauro, Francesca Frontini, Elena Torreggiani, Maria Rosa Iaquinta, Andrea Caselli, Chiara Mazziotta, Valentina Esposito, Elisa Mazzoni, Roberta Libener, Federica Grosso, Antonio Maconi, Fernanda Martini, Ilaria Bononi, Mauro Tognon Abstract The epigenetic role of microRNAs is established at both physiological and pathological levels. Dysregulated miRNAs and their targets…

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International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2023 March 28 [Link] Thomas Hager, Sabrina Borchert, Michael Wessolly, Alexander Mathilakathu, Elena Mairinger, Jens Kollmeier, Thomas Mairinger, Balazs Hegedus, Kristina Greimelmaier, Jeremias Wohlschlaeger, Ken Herrmann, Fabian Dominik Mairinger Abstract Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a mainly asbestos-related tumour associated with a very poor prognosis. Therapeutic approaches include multimodal therapy…

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Annali Italiani di Chirurgia 2023 March 6 [Link] Erasmo Spaziani, Annalisa Romina Di Filippo, Giampaolo Valle, Martina Spaziani, Piero Francioni, Gianluca Caruso, Giovanni Traumueller Tamagnini, Edoardo Mosciatti, Marcello Picchio, Alessandro De Cesare Abstract Background: Primary gastric Burkitt lymphoma (PG BL) and malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) are rare and aggressive tumors with poor prognosis. HIV and…

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Case Reports in Medicine 2023 February 28 [Link] Yasuo Otsuka, Yoriaki Komeda, Masayuki Takeda, Takayuki Takahama, Masashi Kono, Mamoru Takenaka, Satoru Hagiwara, Naoshi Nishida, Hiroshi Kashida, Masatoshi Kudo Abstract A 76-year-old woman presented with lower abdominal pain and nausea and was referred to the gastroenterology department in our institution. Previous contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CE-CT) for…

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The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2022 December 14 [Link] Nicolas Zhou, Cynthia S Bell, Hope A Feldman, Cara L Haymaker, Wayne L Hofstetter, Anne S Tsao, Reza J Mehran, David C Rice, Boris Sepesi; Mesothelioma Immune Genomic Group Abstract Objective: Neoadjuvant systemic therapy in resectable malignant pleural mesothelioma remains controversial and demonstrates variable…

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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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Cancer Diagnosis & Prognosis 2022 November 3 [Link] Kozo Kuribayashi, Kazuhiro Kitajima, Toshiyuki Minami, Masataka Ikeda, Koichiro Yamakado, Takashi Kijima Abstract Background/aim: Malignant peritoneal meso-thelioma (MPeM) has no specific imaging findings that can distinguish it from other peritoneal tumors and the accuracy of peritoneal cytology is low, therefore definitive diagnosis is usually performed by histology.…

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Medicine 2022 September 30 [Link] Filiz Cimen, Yetkin Agackiran, Sevim Düzgün, Melike Aloglu, Aysegül Senturk, Sükran Atikcan Abstract Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is an aggressive tumor with a poor prognosis. In our study, we aimed to investigate the specific clinical, laboratory, and radiological features of the tumor and the prognostic effect of SUVmax (maximum standardized…

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