Management of malignant pleural mesothelioma-part 2: therapeutic approaches : Consensus of the Austrian Mesothelioma Interest Group (AMIG)

Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift 2016 July 25 [E pub ahead of print] [Link] Hoda MA, Klikovits T, Arns M, Dieckmann K, Zöchbauer-Müller S, Geltner C, Baumgartner B, Errhalt P, Machan B, Pohl W, Hutter J, Eckmayr J, Studnicka M, Flicker M, Cerkl P, Klepetko W Abstract Treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) depends on performance status…

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Pain in Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma: A Prospective Characterization Study

Pain Med 2016 April 26 [Epub ahead of print] [Link] MacLeod N, Kelly C, Stobo J, McMahon L, Taggart D, Fallon M, Laird BJ. Abstract NTRODUCTION: Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is associated with severe pain. The underlying neurobiology of this is complex. The primary aim of this study was to characterize pain in MPM. METHODS:…

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Primary malignant mesothelioma developed in liver

Hepato-gastroenterology. 2008 May-Jun;55(84):1081-4. [Link] Kim DS, Lee SG, Jun SY, Kim KW, Ha TY, Kim KK. Division of Transplantation and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA. Abstract The following reports a rare case of primary localized malignant mesothelioma of the liver. A 53-year-old man with no history of exposure to…

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Radiofrequency Ablation of Thoracic Lesions: Part 2, Initial Clinical Experience Technical and Multidisciplinary Considerations in 30 Patients

American Journal of Roentgenology 184, no 2 (2005): 381-390. [Link] Eric vanSonnenberg1,2, Sridhar Shankar1,2,3, Paul R. Morrison1, Rashmi T. Nair1,2, Stuart G. Silverman1,2, Michael T. Jaklitsch4,5, Franklin Liu1,2,6, Lawrence Cheung1,2, Kemal Tuncali1,2, Arthur T. Skarin7 and David J. Sugarbaker4,5 Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115. Department of Radiology, Dana Farber Cancer…

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