American Journal of Clinical Pathology 2023 May 31 [Link] Daffolyn Rachael Fels Elliott, Kristine E Konopka, Steven M Hrycaj, Kiran H Lagisetty, Jeffrey L Myers, Carol F Farver, Tao Huang Abstract Objectives: To report histologic features of unsuspected diffuse pleural mesothelioma (DPM) in surgical specimens for pneumothorax and demonstrate how ancillary markers support a diagnosis…

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BMC Cancer 2023 May 5 [Link] Yufei Liang, Chunying Li, Yingying Liu, Liang Tian, Dongliang Yang Abstract Background: Diagnosis and treatment of diffuse malignant peritoneal mesothelioma (DMPM) are still challenging. The aim of the present study was to explore the correlation between CD74, CD10, Ki-67 and clinicopathological parameters, and identify independent prognostic factors of DMPM.…

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Cancer Cytopathology 2023 May 1 [Link] Yan Li, Abeer M Salama, Marina K Baine, Francis M Bodd, Michael D Offin, Natasha Rekhtman, Marjorie G Zauderer, William D Travis, Prasad S Adusumilli, Jennifer L Sauter Abstract Background: The World Health Organization incorporates morphologic features with prognostic significance in the 2021 classification of epithelioid diffuse pleural mesothelioma…

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Cancer Cytopathology 2023 April 17 [Link] Yili Zhu, Simone Moore, Aihui Wang, Elizabeth George, Grace M Allard, Diane M Libert, Alarice C Lowe Abstract Background: Epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM) is frequently used to distinguish carcinoma from background mesothelial cells during cytologic examination of body cavity fluids. Previously, the authors identified one malignant mesothelioma case…

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International Journal of Surgery Case Reports 2023 April [Link] Yat Cheung Chung, Travis Ackermann, Yeu Sheng Ang Abstract Introduction and importance: This is a first reported case of isolated retroperitoneal mesothelioma. Most patients present with symptoms of abdominal pain, distension and weight loss. However, a minority of cases are asymptomatic and are found incidentally on…

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Case Reports in Medicine 2023 February 28 [Link] Yasuo Otsuka, Yoriaki Komeda, Masayuki Takeda, Takayuki Takahama, Masashi Kono, Mamoru Takenaka, Satoru Hagiwara, Naoshi Nishida, Hiroshi Kashida, Masatoshi Kudo Abstract A 76-year-old woman presented with lower abdominal pain and nausea and was referred to the gastroenterology department in our institution. Previous contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CE-CT) for…

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The American Journal of Surgical Pathology 2023 March 6 [Link] Francoise Galateau-Salle, Trevor Hamilton, Andrea MacNeill, Véronique Hofman, Ruth Sequeiros, Christine Sagan, Nolwenn Le Stang, Andrew Churg Abstract We have previously hypothesized that well-differentiated papillary mesothelial tumor (WDPMT) consists of 2 morphologically identical lesions, one of which is true WDPMT, while the other is a…

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Pathology 2023 February 4 [Link] Yagiz Aksoy, Angela Chou, Mahiar Mahjoub, Amy Sheen, Loretta Sioson, Mahsa S Ahadi, Anthony J Gill, Talia L Fuchs Abstract Recent advances in the management of diffuse pleural mesothelioma (DPM) have increased interest in prognostication and risk stratification on the basis that maximum benefit of combination immunotherapy appears to be…

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Modern Pathology 2023 March [Link] Yan Li, Soo-Ryum Yang, Ying-Bei Chen, Prasad S Adusumilli, Ann Bialik, Francis M Bodd, Marc Ladanyi, Jessica Lopardo, Michael D Offin, Valerie W Rusch, William D Travis, Marjorie G Zauderer, Jason C Chang, Jennifer L Sauter Abstract Neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) loss occurs in approximately 30% to 50% of diffuse…

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Genes, Chromosomes, and Cancer 2022 December 16 [Link] Abbas Agaimy, Luka Brcic, Laurence M Briski, Yin P Hung, Michael Michal, Michal Michal, G Petur Nielsen, Robert Stoehr, Andrew E Rosenberg Abstract A focal adenomatoid-microcystic pattern is not uncommon in peritoneal mesothelioma, but tumors composed almost exclusively of this pattern are distinctly rare and have not…

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