Cancers 2023 January 19 [Link] Nicolai B Palstrøm, Martin Overgaard, Peter Licht, Hans C Beck Abstract Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is an asbestos-associated, highly aggressive cancer characterized by late-stage diagnosis and poor prognosis. Gold standards for diagnosis are pleural biopsy and cytology of pleural effusion (PE), both of which are limited by low sensitivity and…

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Diagnostics 2023 January [Link] Lina Zuccatosta, Tommaso Bizzarro, Giulio Rossi, Graziana Gallo, Stefano Gasparini, Andrea Ambrosini-Spaltro Abstract (1) Background. In the differential diagnosis between sarcomatoid carcinoma (SC) and sarcomatoid mesothelioma (SM), we aimed to investigate the role of Claudin-4 and BAP1, a panel recently used to distinguish conventional carcinoma from epithelioid mesothelioma. (2) Methods. We…

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Translational Cancer Research 2022 December [Link] Jing-Jing Wang, Li Yan Abstract Background and objective: The prognosis of patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is poor, and early diagnosis is key to improving the prognosis. Pleural biopsy is the gold reference for diagnosing MPM, but it is an invasive method that can cause operation-related complications such…

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Cancers 2022 September 7 [Link] Masaki Hashimoto, Michiko Yuki, Kazuhiro Kitajima, Akihiro Fukuda, Toru Nakamichi, Akifumi Nakamura, Ayumi Kuroda, Seiji Matsumoto, Nobuyuki Kondo, Ayuko Sato, Koichiro Yamakado, Tohru Tsujimura, Seiki Hasegawa Abstract To investigate the incidence and risk factors of chest wall metastasis (CWM) at biopsy sites in patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM). This…

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Anticancer Research 2021 May [Link] Akihiro Shiroshita, Motohiro Kurosaki, Masafumi Takeshita, Yuki Kataoka Abstract Background/aim: Although surgical thoracoscopy is recommended in the diagnosis of malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM), the invasiveness of this procedure is of strong concern. Our review aimed to evaluate the accuracies of medical thoracoscopy (MT), computed tomography (CT)-guided biopsy, and ultrasound (US)-guided…

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General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2020 January 24 [Link] Hashimoto M, Sato A, Kuroda A, Nakamura A, Nakamichi T, Kondo N, Yuki M, Nabeshima K, Tsujimura T, Hasegawa S Abstract OBJECTIVE: Pleural biopsy through video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS pleural biopsy) is the most reliable diagnostic procedure for malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM). However, definitive diagnosis of…

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Lung Cancer 2019 July [Link] Tsim S, Paterson S, Cartwright D, Fong CJ, Alexander L, Kelly C, Holme J, Evison M, Blyth KG Abstract OBJECTIVES: Negative effusion cytology is more common in certain forms of Malignant Pleural Effusion (MPE) and results in pathway delay. Local Anaesthetic Thoracoscopy (LAT) is extremely sensitive and safe but cannot…

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Cytopathology 2019 June 5 [Link] Önder S, Özogul E, Koksal D, Sarinc Ulasli S, Firat P, Emri S Abstract OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate the utility of BAP1, GLUT-1 and desmin expression by immunohistochemistry in the discrimination between reactive and malignant mesothelial proliferations. METHODS: A total of 88 biopsies and 30…

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Chest 2019 May 7 [Link] Wijmans L, Baas P, Sieburgh TE, de Bruin DM, Ghuijs PM, van de Vijver MJ, Bonta PI, Annema JT Abstract BACKGROUND: Pleural biopsies in patients with suspected malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) are often inconclusive featuring fibrosis, resulting in repeat diagnostic procedures. Confocal laser endomicroscopy (CLE) enables real-time imaging on a…

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Revue de Pneumologie Clinique 2018 October 10 [Link] Fournel L1, Janet-Vendroux A2, Canny-Hamelin E2, Mansuet-Lupo A, Guinet C, Bobbio A, Damotte D, Alifano M Abstract INTRODUCTION: Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a rare and highly aggressive disease, whose incidence is increasing. Asbestos is the primary causal agent. STATE OF KNOWLEDGE: Knowledge about MPM has evolved.…

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