Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma in women: a study of 75 cases with emphasis on their morphologic spectrum and differential diagnosis

May 1, 2005 |

American Journal of Clinical Pathology. 2005 May;123(5):724-37. [Link] Baker PM, Clement PB, Young RH. Abstract Seventy-five malignant mesotheliomas of the peritoneum in women were reviewed to highlight their morphologic spectrum.…

Asbestos, asbestosis, and lung cancer: a critical assessment of the epidemiological evidence

May 1, 2005 |

Thorax 2005;60:433-436. [Link] P A Hessel1, J F Gamble2 and J C McDonald3 1 546 E Delgado Dr, Palatine, IL 60074, USA 2 566 Elizabeth Ave, Somerset, NJ 08873, USA…

Asbestos and mesothelioma: worldwide trends

April 20, 2005 |

Lung Cancer. 2005 Jul;49 Suppl 1:S3-8. Epub 2005 Apr 20. [Link] Kazan-Allen L. International Ban Asbestos Secretariat, P.O. Box 93, Stanmore, Great Britain HA7 4GR, UK. laurie@Ikaz.demon.co.uk Abstract A correlation…

SV40 enhances the risk of malignant mesothelioma among people exposed to asbestos: a molecular epidemiologic case-control study

April 15, 2005 |

Cancer Research 65, No. 8 (2005): 3049-3052. http://cancerres.aacrjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/65/8/3049 Alfonso Cristaudo1, Rudy Foddis1, Agnese Vivaldi1, Rodolfo Buselli1, Vittorio Gattini1, Giovanni Guglielmi1, Francesca Cosentino1, Franco Ottenga1, Eugenio Ciancia2, Roberta Libener3, Rosangela Filiberti4,…

Second-line (post-study) chemotherapy received by patients treated in the phase III trial of pemetrexed plus cisplatin versus cisplatin alone in malignant pleural mesothelioma

April 11, 2005 |

Annals of Oncology 2005 16(6):923-927. [Link] C. Manegold1,*, J. Symanowski2, U. Gatzemeier3, M. Reck3, J. von Pawel4, C. Kortsik5, K. Nackaerts6, P. Lianes7 and N. J. Vogelzang8 1 Heidelberg University…

Epidemic of mesothelioma in Egypt

April 7, 2005 |

Lung Cancer. 2005 Jul;49 Suppl 1:S17-20. Epub 2005 Apr 7. [Link] Gaafar RM, Eldin NH. Department of Medical Oncology, NCI, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt. rababgaafar@link.net Abstract Asbestos has been recognized…

Induction chemotherapy, extrapleural pneumonectomy, and radiotherapy in the treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma: the Memorial Sloan-Kettering experience

April 7, 2005 |

Lung Cancer. 2005 Jul;49 Suppl 1:S71-4. Epub 2005 Apr 7. [Link] Flores RM. Thoracic Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, Room C-879, New York, NY…

Mesothelioma of the tunica vaginalis testis: report of 2 cases with asbestos occupational exposure

April 1, 2005 |

International Journal of Surgerical Pathology. 2005 Apr;13(2):211-4. [Link] Gorini G, Pinelli M, Sforza V, Simi U, Rinnovati A, Zocchi G. Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology Unit, CSPO, Florence, Italy. Abstract We…

Pemetrexed-cisplatin combination in mesothelioma

April 1, 2005 |

Expert Review of Anticancer Therapy. 2005 Apr;5(2):231-7. [Link] Reck M, Gatzemeier U. Department of Thoracic Oncology, Hospital Grosshansdorf, Wohrendamm 80, 22927 Grosshansdorf, Germany. dr.martin.reck@web.de Abstract Despite the desperate struggle for…

D2-40 and podoplanin are highly specific and sensitive immunohistochemical markers of epithelioid malignant mesothelioma

April 1, 2005 |

Human Pathology. 2005 Apr;36(4):372-80. [Link] Ordonez NG. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA. nordonez1@houston.rr.com Abstract Recent investigations have shown that podoplanin and the D2-40…

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