Cell Immunology 2023 January [Link] Muneo Numasaki, Koyu Ito, Kiyoshi Takagi, Kengo Nagashima, Hirotsugu Notsuda, Hirokazu Ogino, Rika Ando, Yoshihisa Tomioka, Takashi Suzuki, Yoshinori Okada, Yasuhiko Nishioka, Michiaki Unno Abstract In this study, we sought to elucidate the roles of the interleukin (IL)-32β and IL-32γ in mesothelioma cell growth, and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-A…

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Cancer Diagnosis & Prognosis 2022 November 3 [Link] Kozo Kuribayashi, Kazuhiro Kitajima, Toshiyuki Minami, Masataka Ikeda, Koichiro Yamakado, Takashi Kijima Abstract Background/aim: Malignant peritoneal meso-thelioma (MPeM) has no specific imaging findings that can distinguish it from other peritoneal tumors and the accuracy of peritoneal cytology is low, therefore definitive diagnosis is usually performed by histology.…

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Scientific Reports 2022 November 2 [Link] Takuya Hiratsuka, Takushi Yamamoto, Akihiko Yoshizawa, Shinya Toyokuni, Tatsuaki Tsuruyama Abstract Diagnostic markers of malignant mesothelioma (MM) have been extensively investigated. Immunohistochemistry (IHC) markers, such as calretinin, have been used for pathologic diagnosis. However, more diagnostic markers are required to improve the specificity and sensitivity of pathologic diagnosis. This…

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Clinical Lung Cancer 2022 December [Link] Kian C Banks, Stephanie Ossowski, Yun-Yi Hung, Diana S Hsu, Simon K Ashiku, Ashish R Patel, Jeffrey B Velotta, J Marie Suga Abstract Background: Optimal therapy for malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) remains unclear. We compared overall survival in patients with MPM after various multimodal treatment regimens including combinations of…

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Cancer Drug Resistance 2022 July 3 [Link] Mario Cioce, Daniela Rutigliano, Annamaria Puglielli, Vito Michele Fazio Abstract Aim: Malignant pleural mesothelioma is a chemoresistant tumor, and biphasic and sarcomatoid histologies portend the worst prognosis for malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) patients. We obtained the microRNA expression profile of three biphasic-sarcomatoid MPM cell lines to identify commonly…

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Modern Pathology 2022 September 17 [Link] Jan Hendrik Rüschoff, Martina Haberecker, Zoi Tsourti, Kristiaan Nackaerts, Marc de Perrot, Luka Brcic, Ernest Nadal, Sotirios Tsimpoukis, Steven G Gray, Luca Ampollini, Joachim G Aerts, Emanuela Felley-Bosco, Michaela B Kirschner, Kim Monkhorst, Birgit Weynand, Fatemeh Bavaghar-Zaeimi, Miroslav Samarzija, Roger Llatjos, Stephen P Finn, Enrico Silini, Jan von der…

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Histopathology 2022 August 25 [Link] Andrew Churg, Julia R Naso Abstract Separation of mesothelioma from metastatic carcinoma requires immunohistochemical support, with small batteries of stains recommended as a starting-point, but these numbers commonly expand to 10, 12 or more stains, a process that is not only expensive but frequently generates anomalous or confounding results, leading…

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Seminars in Nuclear Medicine 2022 August 11 [Link] Egesta Lopci, Angelo Castello, Luigi Mansi Abstract Malignant mesothelioma is an aggressive tumor originating from the mesothelial cells and presenting in general with a very poor prognosis. The pleural localization represents the prevailing disease site, while peritoneal involvement is commonly rare. The WHO classifies mesotheliomas into epithelioid,…

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Journal of the American Society of Cytopathology 2022 July 9 [Link] Louise Andersen Lynggård, Vasiliki Panou, Weronika Szejniuk, Oluf Dimitri Røe, Christos Meristoudis Abstract Introduction: Serous effusion is often the first sign of mesothelioma. Diagnosis based on cytologic material from the effusions remains controversial and complementary biopsy is usually required. However, obtaining representative tissue sample…

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Journal of Translational Medicine 2022 June 25 [Link] Roberto Bei, Monica Benvenuto, Chiara Focaccetti, Sara Fazi, Marta Moretti, Daniela Nardozi, Valentina Angiolini, Sara Ciuffa, Loredana Cifaldi, Raffaele Carrano, Camilla Palumbo, Martino Tony Miele, Riccardo Bei, Giovanni Barillari, Vittorio Manzari, Enrico De Smaele, Andrea Modesti, Laura Masuelli Abstract Malignant mesothelioma (MM) is a rare orphan aggressive…

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