Epithelioid
Multiomic, Histologic, and scRNA-seq Profiling of Pleural Mesothelioma Reveals Negative Prognosis Associated With a Novel Uncommitted Molecular Phenotype
Journal of Thoracic Oncology 2025 November 28 [Link] David T Severson, Samuel Freyaldenhoven, Benjamin Wadowski, Yin P Hung, Travis Hughes, Beow Y Yeap, William G Richards, Sanna Laaksonen, Lucian Chirieac, Matthew B Couger, Roderick V Jensen, Ahmed A Sadek, Ilkka Ilonen, Kimberly Vermilya, Simona Innocenti, Stephanie L Korle, Julianne S Barlow, Jamie Anderson, Jason Meyerovitz,…
Read MoreCirculating microRNAs as biomarkers for risk assessment and prognostic stratification of pleural mesothelioma
Lung Cancer 2025 December [Link] Evgeniya Sharova, Paola Del Bianco, Loredana Urso, Micol Silic-Benussi, Daniela Scattolin, Donna M D’Agostino, Giulia Pasello, Vincenzo Ciminale Abstract Introduction: Pleural mesothelioma (PM) is an aggressive neoplasm associated with asbestos exposure. Clinical management of PM poses major challenges due to the lack of reliable markers for early diagnosis and prognostic…
Read MoreUnraveling Peritoneal Mesothelioma: A Case-Based Discussion on Diagnosis and Management
Cureus 2025 October 15 [Link] Othmane Zouiten, Latifa Azarou, Hasnaa Hadiri, Hanane Rais, Rhizlane Belbaraka Abstract Peritoneal mesothelioma is a rare and aggressive tumor, and its management remains poorly standardized in the literature. This case highlights the diagnostic and therapeutic challenges through a 56-year-old woman with no significant medical history or known asbestos exposure, who…
Read MorePositron emission tomography/computed tomography in risk-factor-negative young female with malignant pleural mesothelioma: A case report and review of literature
World Journal of Clinical Cases 2025 November 16 [Link] Aikedan Aisikaer, Mo-Mo Sun, Jie Shen Abstract Background: Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM), a rare aggressive malignancy, is primarily caused by asbestos exposure. MPM typically affects older adults (median age, 76 years), is uncommon in those under age 50 years and shows male predominance. Based on the…
Read MoreA Case of Primary Malignant Peritoneal Mesothelioma
Cureus 2025 October 5 [Link] Liz Betancourt, Jennifer Wallace, Eli Sugarman, Bryant Estevez, Nick La Roz, Evert Castillo, Rolando Torres, Damian Casadesus Abstract Primary malignant mesothelioma (MPM) is a rare malignancy that arises from the epithelial cells that line visceral cavities. The primary pleural presentation is known as the most commonly seen presentation and is…
Read MoreUse of Patient-Derived Organoids for Pleural Mesothelioma 3D modelling
American Journal of Physiology Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology 2025 October 29 [Link] Luca Volpini, Federica Monaco, Elisabetta Casalone, Elton Jalis Herman, Rebecca Filomena, Sandra Manzotti, Olga Strogovets, Gianluca Moroncini, Matteo Mozzicafreddo, Antonella Poloni, Elena Marinelli Busilacchi, Francesca Gonnelli, Francesca Barbisan, Gaia Goteri, Lina Zuccatosta, Martina Bonifazi, Giuseppe Matullo, Jiri Neuzil, Lory Santarelli, Najib M…
Read MoreMalignant Local Seeding in Procedure Tracts of Pleural Mesothelioma: Incidence and Novel Risk Factors in 308 Patients
Cancers 2025 August 26 [Link] Moshe Lapidot, Emanuele Mazzola, Raphael Bueno Abstract Background/Objectives: Unlike other thoracic malignancies, seeding malignant cells along surgical tracts is a known complication of invasive diagnostic or therapeutic procedures for pleural mesothelioma (PM). We report the tract dissemination rate and risk factors in 308 consecutive patients treated over 9 years in…
Read MorePerioperative nivolumab or nivolumab plus ipilimumab in resectable diffuse pleural mesothelioma: a phase 2 trial and ctDNA analyses
Nature Medicine 2025 September 8 [Link] Joshua E Reuss, Paul K Lee, Reza J Mehran, Chen Hu, Suqi Ke, Amna Jamali, Mimi Najjar, Noushin Niknafs, Jaime Wehr, Ezgi Oner, Qiong Meng, Gavin Pereira, Samira Hosseini-Nami, Mark Sausen, Marianna Zahurak, Richard J Battafarano, Russell K Hales, Joseph Friedberg, Boris Sepesi, Julie S Deutsch, Tricia Cottrell, Janis…
Read MoreEvaluation of SOX6 immunohistochemical expression as a diagnostic marker in the distinction of epithelioid mesothelioma from lung carcinomas
Annals of Diagnostic Pathology 2025 August 26 [Link] Fatma Samy Hafez, Safaa Mahmoud Mohamed Abdelkhalek, Shaimaa Abdelraouf Elgohary Abstract Epithelioid mesothelioma (EM) is a pleural malignancy whose many histopathologic patterns may overlap considerably with those of lung adenocarcinoma (LAC) or poorly differentiated squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic role of…
Read MoreDiffuse intrapulmonary malignant mesothelioma (DIMM) mimicking interstitial lung disease. Ultrastructural analysis and the potential role of the Hedgehog signaling pathway
Ultrastructural Pathology 2025 [Link] Hector Chavarria, Mohamed Zedan, Osama Elkadi, Kurt Knowles, Guillermo Herrera Abstract Diffuse intrapulmonary malignant mesothelioma (DIMM) is a rare variant of epithelioid mesothelioma characterized by diffuse lung parenchymal involvement without a discrete pleural mass, often mimicking interstitial lung disease (ILD). We report a case of a 55-year-old male presenting with bilateral…
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