 Pleural Neoplasms
"Pleural Neoplasms" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Neoplasms of the thin serous membrane that envelopes the lungs and lines the thoracic cavity. Pleural neoplasms are exceedingly rare and are usually not diagnosed until they are advanced because in the early stages they produce no symptoms.
| Descriptor ID |
D010997
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.588.894.797.640 C08.528.694 C08.785.640
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| Concept/Terms |
Pleural Neoplasms- Pleural Neoplasms
- Neoplasms, Pleural
- Neoplasm, Pleural
- Pleural Neoplasm
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| 1987 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1988 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pleural Neoplasms" by people in Profiles.
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Kruse M, Sherry SJ, Paidpally V, Mercier G, Subramaniam RM. FDG PET/CT in the management of primary pleural tumors and pleural metastases. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2013 Aug; 201(2):W215-26.
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Husain AN, Colby T, Ordonez N, Krausz T, Attanoos R, Beasley MB, Borczuk AC, Butnor K, Cagle PT, Chirieac LR, Churg A, Dacic S, Fraire A, Galateau-Salle F, Gibbs A, Gown A, Hammar S, Litzky L, Marchevsky AM, Nicholson AG, Roggli V, Travis WD, Wick M. Guidelines for pathologic diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma: 2012 update of the consensus statement from the International Mesothelioma Interest Group. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2013 May; 137(5):647-67.
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Shi M, Fraire AE, Chu P, Cornejo K, Woda BA, Dresser K, Rock KL, Jiang Z. Oncofetal protein IMP3, a new diagnostic biomarker to distinguish malignant mesothelioma from reactive mesothelial proliferation. Am J Surg Pathol. 2011 Jun; 35(6):878-82.
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Gee GV, Koestler DC, Christensen BC, Sugarbaker DJ, Ugolini D, Ivaldi GP, Resnick MB, Houseman EA, Kelsey KT, Marsit CJ. Downregulated microRNAs in the differential diagnosis of malignant pleural mesothelioma. Int J Cancer. 2010 Dec 15; 127(12):2859-69.
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Kulinna-Cosentini C, Brunner C, Klepetko W, Dekan G, Bankier A. Incidental discovery of a large thoracic mass in a 65-year-old dentist. Solitary localized fibrous tumor of the pleura. Respiration. 2008; 75(1):109-12.
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de Perrot M, Uy K, Anraku M, Tsao MS, Darling G, Waddell TK, Pierre AF, Bezjak A, Keshavjee S, Johnston MR. Impact of lymph node metastasis on outcome after extrapleural pneumonectomy for malignant pleural mesothelioma. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2007 Jan; 133(1):111-6.
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Pantanowitz L, Otis CN. Malignant mesothelioma. N Engl J Med. 2006 Jan 19; 354(3):305-7; author reply 305-7.
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Gupta NC, Rogers JS, Graeber GM, Gregory JL, Waheed U, Mullet D, Atkins M. Clinical role of F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography imaging in patients with lung cancer and suspected malignant pleural effusion. Chest. 2002 Dec; 122(6):1918-24.
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Gerbaudo VH, Sugarbaker DJ, Britz-Cunningham S, Di Carli MF, Mauceri C, Treves ST. Assessment of malignant pleural mesothelioma with (18)F-FDG dual-head gamma-camera coincidence imaging: comparison with histopathology. J Nucl Med. 2002 Sep; 43(9):1144-9.
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Nash G, Otis CN. Protocol for the examination of specimens from patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma: a basis for checklists. Cancer Committee, College of American Pathologists. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 1999 Jan; 123(1):39-44.
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