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I-131 accumulation in a benign cystic mesothelioma in a patient with follicular thyroid cancer
Thyroid. 2008 Mar;18(3):369-71. [Link] de Keizer B, Arsos G, Smit JW, Lam MG, Rinkes IH, Goldschmeding R, van Isselt JW. Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands. Abstract Focal I-131 accumulation is generally a reliable indicator of functioning normal thyroid tissue or a differentiated thyroid cancer metastasis. However, physiologic accumulation of…
Read MoreBenign Peritoneal Multicystic Mesothelioma Diagnosed and Treated by Laparoscopic Surgery
Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques. 2007 Oct;17(5):649-52. [Link] Saad S, Brockmann M, Maegele M. Department of Surgery, Cologne-Merheim Medical Center, University of Witten-Herdecke, Cologne, Germany. stefansaad@aol.com Abstract Benign cystic mesothelioma is a rare pathology predominantly encountered in females. The increased use of laparoscopy for abdominal pain, particularly in female patients, implies that surgeons…
Read MoreBenign peritoneal cystic mesothelioma as differential diagnose of an ovarian dependant tumor. Case report and review of the literature
GinecologÃa y obstetricia de México. 2007 Feb;75(2):111-4. [Link] Dueñas GarcÃa OF, Kerckoff Villanueva H, Rico Olvera H, Lira Plascencia J. Departamento de GinecologÃa, Instituto Nacional de PerinatologÃa, colonia Lomas Virreyes, México. dugof1@yahoo.com.mx Abstract Benign cystic mesothelioma is an uncommon lesion of the peritoneum, occurring predominantly in women of reproductive age. The present case is a…
Read MoreChemokine receptors are infrequently expressed in malignant and benign mesothelial cells
American Journal of Clinical Pathology. 2007 May;127(5):752-9. [Link] Ben Davidson A1, Hiep Phuc Dong A1, Arild Holth A1, Aasmund Berner A1, Björn Risberg A1 A1 The Pathology Clinic, Rikshospitalet-Radiumhospitalet Medical Center, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway Abstract We studied chemokine receptor expression in malignant mesothelioma (MM), reactive mesothelium (RM), and leukocytes in effusions. The expression…
Read MoreValue of antimesothelioma HBME-1 in the diagnosis of inflammatory and malignant pleural effusions
Romanian Journal of Morphology and Embryology. 2006;47(4):351-5. [Link] Mocanu L, Cîmpean AM, Raica M. Department of Clinical Laboratory, County Hospital of Sibiu, and Department of Histology, Victor BabeÅŸ University of Medicine and Pharmacy, TimiÅŸoara, Romania. lcmocanu@yahoo.co.uk Abstract Pleural effusions occur in many benign and malignant conditions. The differentiation of mesothelial hyperplasia, malignant epithelial mesothelioma and…
Read MoreAsbestos-related lung disease
American Family Physician. 2007 Mar 1;75(5):683-8. [Link] O’Reilly KM, Mclaughlin AM, Beckett WS, Sime PJ. Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, United Kingdom. kateindub@yahoo.co.uk Abstract The inhalation of asbestos fibers may lead to a number of respiratory diseases, including lung cancer, asbestosis, pleural plaques, benign pleural effusion, and malignant mesothelioma. Although exposure is now regulated, patients continue…
Read MoreBenign cystic mesothelioma presenting as a huge pelvic mass–a case report
European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology. 2006;27(6):621-2. [Link] Coskun A, Guven MA, Ozdemir O, Cirakli H, Karakus S. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, Faculty of Medicine, Kahramanmaras, Turkey. Abstract Benign cystic mesothelioma is an extremely rare peritoneal tumor. It is reported in women of childbearing [corrected] age but also in males and…
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Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia. 2006;32 Suppl 2:S48-53. [Full Text] Terra Filho M, de Freitas JB, Nery LE. Departamento de Cardio-Pneumologia, Disciplina de Pneumologia do Instituto do Coracao do Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo – InCor-HCFMUSP, Sao Paulo (SP) Brasil. pnemario@incor.usp.br Abstract This chapter presents a bibliographic review of…
Read MoreSensitivity and specificity of immunohistochemical antibodies used to distinguish between benign and malignant pleural disease: a systematic review of published reports
Histopathology. 2006 Dec;49(6):561-8. [Link] King J, Thatcher N, Pickering C, Hasleton P. Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK. julietk@talkzi.com Abstract Aims: A systematic review of published reports that have evaluated the ability of immunohistochemistry and argyrophil nucleolar organizing region (AgNOR) staining to distinguish between benign and malignant pleural disease. Methods: Nineteen relevant…
Read MoreSolitary fibrous tumor of the pleura
Cancer Control. 2006 Oct;13(4):264-9. [Link] Robinson LA. Thoracic Oncology Program, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, FL 33612, USA. robinson@moffitt.usf.edu Abstract Background: The solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura (SFTP) is a rare primary tumor arising from mesenchymal cells in the areolar tissue subjacent to the mesothelial-lined pleura. Only about 800 cases…
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