Occupational asbestos exposure among respiratory cancer patients in Lithuania

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American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 2007 Jun;50(6):455-63. [Link] Everatt RP, Smolianskiene G, Tossavainen A, Cicenas S, Jankauskas R. Centre of Occupational Medicine, Institute of Hygiene, Vilnius, Lithuania, Finland. ruta@dmc.lt Abstract…

Computer-assisted diagnosis for early stage pleural mesothelioma: towards automated detection and quantitative assessment of pleural thickening from thoracic CT images

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Methods of Information in Medicine. 2007;46(3):324-31. [Link] Chaisaowong K, Aach T, Jäger P, Vogel S, Knepper A, Kraus T. Institute fo Imaging and Computer Vision, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany.…

Osteopontin is linked to p65 and MMP-9 expression in pulmonary adenocarcinoma but not in malignant pleural mesothelioma

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Histopathology. Volume 50 Issue 6 Page 720-726, May 2007. [Link] Frey AB, Wali A, Pass H, Lonardo F. Department of Pathology, Harper University Hospital, and Karmanos Cancer Institute, 3990 John…

So13p cytoreductive surgery combined with perioperative intraperitoneal chemotherapy for diffuse malignant peritoneal mesothelioma – analysis of 100 consecutive patients from a prospective database

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ANZ Journal of Surgery. 2007 May;77 Suppl 1:A88-9. [Link] Yan TD, Sim J, Sugarbaker PH. St. George Hospital, New South Wales, Australia. Abstract Purpose: Diffuse malignant peritoneal mesothelioma (DMPM) is…

So12p combined cytoreductive surgery and perioperative intraperitoneal chemotherapy in the treatment of peritoneal mesothelioma

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ANZ Journal of Surgery. 2007 May;77 Suppl 1:A88. [Link] Sim J, Yan TD, Morris DL. St. George Hospital, New South Wales, Australia. Abstract Purpose: Australia has the highest incidence of…

Mesothelin family proteins and diagnosis of mesothelioma: analytical evaluation of an automated immunoassay and preliminary clinical results

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Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine. 2007;45(5):634-8. [Link] Francesca Di Serio1, Antonietta Fontana2, Michele Loizzi3, Giuseppe Capotorto4, Piera Maggiolini5, Ernesto Mera6, Lucia Bisceglia7, Raffaele Molinini8 1Department of Clinical Pathology I, University…

Diffuse malignant peritoneal mesothelioma in a 31-year-old patient–case report

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European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology. 2007;28(2):147-8. [Link] Prorocic M, Vasiljevic M, Jankovic S, Dzatic O. University Clinic of Gynaecology and Obstetrics Narodni Front, Belgrade, Serbia. Abstract This is a case…

Validity, reliability and clinical relevance of EORTC QLQ-C30 and LC13 in patients with chest malignancies in a palliative setting

May 5, 2007 | Comments Off on Validity, reliability and clinical relevance of EORTC QLQ-C30 and LC13 in patients with chest malignancies in a palliative setting

Quality of Life Research. 2007 Aug;16(6):1019-28. Epub 2007 May 4. [Link] Mercedes Nicklasson1 and Bengt Bergman1, 2 (1) Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Göteborg University, Gothenburg, 413 45, Sweden…

Malignant mesothelioma following thoracic radiotherapy for lung cancer

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Lung Cancer. 2007 Sep;57(3):410-3. Epub 2007 May 1. [Link] Witherby SM, Butnor KJ, Grunberg SM. Department of Medicine, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Vermont Cancer Center, 89 Beaumont Avenue,…

Dyspnea With Slow-Growing Mass of the Left Hemithorax

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Chest. 2007; 131:904-908. [Link] Neelam Patel, MD; Ayman Bishay, MD; Mohammed Bakry, MD; Liziamma George, MD, FCCP and Anthony Saleh, MD, FCCP * From the Department of Internal Medicine (Drs.…

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