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Improved quality of life in patients with malignant pleural effusion following videoassisted thoracoscopic talc pleurodesis. Preliminary results
Anticancer Research. 2012 Nov;32(11):5131-4. [Link] Basso SM, Mazza F, Marzano B, Santeufemia DA, Chiara GB, Lumachi F. Surgey I, S. Maria degli Angeli Hospital, Via Montereale 24, 33170 Pordenone, Italy. drsteba@tin.it. Abstract Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) is a common, debilitating complication of several types of advanced malignancy, which may significantly reduce the quality of life…
Read MoreAccuracy of diagnostic biopsy for the histological subtype of malignant pleural mesothelioma
Journal of Thoracic Oncology. 2011 Mar;6(3):602-5. [Link] Kao SC, Yan TD, Lee K, Burn J, Henderson DW, Klebe S, Kennedy C, Vardy J, Clarke S, van Zandwijk N, McCaughan BC. Asbestos Diseases Research Institute, Bernie Banton Centre, Sydney, Australia. Abstract Introduction: Histological subtype is an established prognostic factor in malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM). We retrospectively…
Read MoreClinical-therapeutic management of thoracoscopy in pleural effusion: a groundbreaking technique in the twenty-first century
Clinical & Translational Oncology. 2011 Jan;13(1):57-60. [Link] Galbis JM, Mata M, Guijarro R, Esturi R, Figueroa S, Arnau A. Thoracic Surgery Service, General University Hospital of Valencia, Valencia, Spain. Abstract Introduction: The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of thoracoscopy in the diagnosis of non-affiliated pleural effusions (PE). Material and methods: A…
Read MoreRedo medical thoracoscopy is feasible in patients with pleural diseases – a series
Interactive Cardiovascular Thoracic Surgery. 2009 Mar;8(3):330-3. Epub 2008 Dec 16. [Link] Breen D, Fraticelli A, Greillier L, Mallawathantri S, Astoul P. Division of Thoracic Oncology, Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Faculty of Medicine (Université de la Méditerranée), Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Marseille, Hôpital Sainte-Marguerite, Marseille, France. Abstract Previous pleural endoscopy is considered to be a relative…
Read MoreMalignant pleural mesothelioma: biology and diagnosis
Revue des Maladies Respiratoires. 2008 Oct;25(8 Pt 2):3S183-90. [Link] Scherpereel A, Grigoriu BD, Astoul P. Service de Pneumologie et Oncologie Thoracique, Hôpital Calmette, CHRU de Lille, Lille, France. a-scherpereel@chru-lille.fr Abstract Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a serious issue worldwide because of its increasing incidence and poor prognosis despite real recent improvements in the disease management.…
Read MoreSemi-rigid thoracoscopy for undiagnosed exudative pleural effusions: a comparative study
Chinese Medical Journal. 2008 Aug 5;121(15):1384-9. [Link] Wang Z, Tong ZH, Li HJ, Zhao TT, Li XY, Xu LL, Luo J, Jin ML, Li RS, Wang C. Department of Respiratory Diseases, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Beijing Institute of Respiratory Diseases, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China. Abstract Background: Thoracoscopy is highly sensitive and accurate for detecting pleural…
Read MorePrevention of malignant seeding at drain sites after invasive procedures (surgery and/or thoracoscopy) by hypofractionated radiotherapy in patients with pleural mesothelioma
Acta Oncologica. 2008;47(6):1094-8. [Link] Di Salvo M, Gambaro G, Pagella S, Manfredda I, Casadio C, Krengli M. Radiotherapy, University of Piemonte Orientale-Hospital Maggiore della Carità , Novara, Italy. Abstract Introduction: Literature data show that mesothelioma cells can implant along the surgical pathway of invasive procedures such as thoracotomy and thoracoscopy. We investigated the use of hypofractionated…
Read MoreSoft tissue sarcoma metastatic to pleura
Tuberkuloz ve Toraks. 2008 Apr;56(2):197-200. [Link] Yildirim H, MetıntaÅŸ M, Ak G, Dündar E, Ergınel S. Department of Chest Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Osmangazi University, EskiÅŸehir, Turkey. heylul2002@yahoo.com. Abstract Almost all cancers can cause distant pleural metastases. However, pleural metastases of soft tissue sarcoma that constitute less than 1% of adult solid malignancy are extremely…
Read MoreFull-thickness pleural biopsy using an Insulation-tipped Diathermic knife in a patient with malignant pleural mesothelioma
Kyobu Geka. 2008 Aug;61(9):769-73. [Link] Sasada S, Kawahara K, Okamoto N, Kobayashi M, Iwasaki T, Michida T, Suzuki H, Hirashima T, Matsu K, Ohta M, Ishida A, Miyazawa T. Department of Thoracic Malignancy, Osaka Prefectural Medical Center for Respiratory and Allergic Diseases, Habikino, Japan. Abstract A 72-year-old woman was pointed out a right pleural effusion…
Read MoreMalignant mesothelioma: current status and perspective in Japan and the world
General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2008 Jul;56(7):317-23. Epub 2008 Jul 8. [Link] Hasegawa S, Tanaka F. Department of Thoracic Surgery, Hyogo College of Medicine, 1-1 Mukogawa-cho, Nishinomiya, 663-8501, Japan, hasegawa@hyo-med.ac.jp. Abstract Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is associated with a poor prognosis; and to make things worse, its incidence is increasing throughout the world. Surgical management…
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