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Clinical staging of malignant pleural mesothelioma: current perspectives
Lung Cancer 2017 August [Link] Bonomi M, De Filippis C, Lopci E, Gianoncelli L, Rizzardi G, Cerchiaro E, Bortolotti L, Zanello A, Ceresoli G Abstract Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a disease with limited therapeutic options, the management of which is still controversial. Diagnosis is usually made by thoracoscopy, which allows multiple biopsies with histological…
Read MoreDiagnostic Imaging and workup of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
Acta Bio-Medica 2017 August [Link] Cardinale L, Ardissone F, Gned D, Sverzellati N, Piacibello E, Veltri A Abstract Malignant pleural mesothelioma is the most frequent primary neoplasm of the pleura and its incidence is still increasing.This tumor has a strong association with exposure to occupational or environmental asbestos, often after a long latent period of…
Read MoreCan CT and MR Shape and Textural Features Differentiate Benign Versus Malignant Pleural Lesions?
Academic Radiology 2017 April 20 [Epub ahead of print] [Link] Pena E, Ojiaku M, Inacio JR, Gupta A, Macdonald DB, Shabana W, Seely JM, Rybicki FJ, Dennie C, Thornhill RE Abstract RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: The study aimed to identify a radiomic approach based on CT and or magnetic resonance (MR) features (shape and texture) that…
Read MoreDoes selective pleural irradiation of malignant pleural mesothelioma allow radiation dose escalation? : A planning study
Stahlentherapie und Onkologie 2017 February 14 [Epub ahead of print] [Link] Botticella A, Defraene G, Nackaerts K, Deroose C, Coolen J, Nafteux P, Vanstraelen B, Joosten S, Michiels LA, Peeters S, De Ruysscher D Abstract BACKGROUND: After lung-sparing radiotherapy for malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM), local failure at sites of previous gross disease represents the dominant…
Read MoreMalignant pleural mesothelioma with lacrimal gland metastasis
Acta Ophthalmologica 2016 December 9 [Epub 2016 July 16] [Link] Hanafi H, Verdijk RM, Paridaens D Abstract PURPOSE: To describe a rare clinical case of biopsy-proven metastatic mesothelioma of the lacrimal gland which responded well to chemo and radiation therapy. METHODS: Interventional case report. RESULTS: A 55-year-old woman with an untreated malignant biopsy-proven pleural mesothelioma…
Read MoreImaging in pleural mesothelioma: A review of the 13th International Conference of the International Mesothelioma Interest Group
Lung Cancer 2016 November [Epub 2016 September 5] [Link] Armato SG, Blyth KG, Keating JJ, Katz S, Tsim S, Coolen J, Gudmundsson E, Opitz I, Nowak AK Abstract Imaging plays an important role in the detection, diagnosis, staging, response assessment, and surveillance of malignant pleural mesothelioma. The etiology, biology, and growth pattern of mesothelioma present…
Read MoreEvaluation of imaging techniques for the assessment of tumour progression in an orthotopic rat model of malignant pleural mesothelioma
European Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2014 Oct 25 [Epub ahead of print] [Link] Meerang M, Boos A, Kenkel D, Broggini-Tenzer A, Berard K, Lauk O, Ami S, Weder W, Opitz I. Abstract Objectives An orthotopic rat tumour recurrence model for malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) provides clinical similarity to patients and is useful for drug testing…
Read MoreMalignant Pleural Mesothelioma: Visual Assessment by Using Pleural Pointillism at Diffusion-weighted MR Imaging
Radiology. 2014 September 19. [Epub ahead of print] [Link] Coolen J, De Keyzer F, Nafteux P, De Wever W, Dooms C, Vansteenkiste J, Derweduwen A, Roebben I, Verbeken E, De Leyn P, Van Raemdonck D, Nackaers K, Dymarkowski S, Verschakelen J. Abstract Purpose To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of the visual assessment of malignant pleural…
Read MoreComputed Tomography, Positron Emission Tomography, Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography, and Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Staging of Limited Pleural Mesothelioma: Initial Results
Investigative Radiology. 2008 Oct;43(10):737-44. [Link] Plathow C, Staab A, Schmaehl A, Aschoff P, Zuna I, Pfannenberg C, Peter SH, Eschmann S, Klopp M. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany. christian.plathow@uniklinik-freiburg.de Abstract Objective: To evaluate and compare the role of computed tomography (CT), positron emission tomography (PET), PET/CT, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)…
Read MoreImaging of primary malignant tumors of peritoneal and retroperitoneal origin
Cancer Treatment and Research. 2008;143:281-97. [Link] Hinshaw JL, Pickhardt PJ. Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, WI, 53792, USA. Abstract Peritoneal carcinomatosis and metastatic involvement of the retroperitoneum are relatively common manifestations of many organ-based malignancies and lymphoproliferative disorders. Primary malignancies of peritoneal and retroperitoneal origin occur much less frequently, and can…
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