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Pleural neoplasm

MedGen UID:
18523
•Concept ID:
C0032229
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Neoplasm, Pleural; Neoplasms, Pleural; Pleural Neoplasm; Pleural Neoplasms
SNOMED CT: Neoplasm of pleura (126719004); Tumor of pleura (126719004)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0021065

Definition

A benign or malignant neoplasm that involves the serous membrane that lines the lungs and thoracic cavity. Most pleural neoplasms are metastatic. Diffuse malignant mesothelioma is the most common primary malignant neoplasm of the pleura. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPleural neoplasm

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Management and Survival of Pleural Mesothelioma: A Record Linkage Study.
Carioli G, Bonifazi M, Rossi M, Zambelli A, Franchi M, Zocchetti C, Gasparini S, Corrao G, La Vecchia C, Negri E
Respiration 2018;95(6):405-413. Epub 2018 Feb 8 doi: 10.1159/000486578. PMID: 29421798

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Procedures Performed during Hospitalizations for Malignant Pleural Effusions: Data from the 2012 National Inpatient Sample.
Fortin M, Taghizadeh N, Tremblay A
Respiration 2018;95(4):228-234. Epub 2018 Feb 7 doi: 10.1159/000485934. PMID: 29414821
Pleural mesothelioma mortality and asbestos exposure mapping in Italy.
Fazzo L, De Santis M, Minelli G, Bruno C, Zona A, Marinaccio A, Conti S, Comba P
Am J Ind Med 2012 Jan;55(1):11-24. Epub 2011 Oct 24 doi: 10.1002/ajim.21015. PMID: 22025020
Residential proximity to industrial sites in the area of Taranto (Southern Italy). A case-control cancer incidence study.
Marinaccio A, Belli S, Binazzi A, Scarselli A, Massari S, Bruni A, Conversano M, Crosignani P, Minerba A, Zona A, Comba P
Ann Ist Super Sanita 2011;47(2):192-9. doi: 10.4415/ANN_11_02_11. PMID: 21709389
Cancer risk after cessation of asbestos exposure: a cohort study of Italian asbestos cement workers.
Magnani C, Ferrante D, Barone-Adesi F, Bertolotti M, Todesco A, Mirabelli D, Terracini B
Occup Environ Med 2008 Mar;65(3):164-70. Epub 2007 Aug 17 doi: 10.1136/oem.2007.032847. PMID: 17704197
Asbestos-related lung cancer mortality in Piedmont, Italy.
Martuzzi M, Comba P, De Santis M, Iavarone I, Di Paola M, Mastrantonio M, Pirastu R
Am J Ind Med 1998 Jun;33(6):565-70. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0274(199806)33:6<565::aid-ajim7>3.0.co;2-p. PMID: 9582948

Diagnosis

Analysis of invasive diagnostic techniques for pathological confirmation of pleural mesothelioma.
Gómez Herrero H, Álvarez Galván B
Radiologia (Engl Ed) 2024 Apr;66 Suppl 1:S3-S9. Epub 2024 Feb 28 doi: 10.1016/j.rxeng.2023.03.005. PMID: 38642958
A Case of Primary Epithelioid Sarcoma of the Pleura.
Yamashita T
Am J Case Rep 2023 Jan 4;24:e938696. doi: 10.12659/AJCR.938696. PMID: 36597286Free PMC Article
Management and Survival of Pleural Mesothelioma: A Record Linkage Study.
Carioli G, Bonifazi M, Rossi M, Zambelli A, Franchi M, Zocchetti C, Gasparini S, Corrao G, La Vecchia C, Negri E
Respiration 2018;95(6):405-413. Epub 2018 Feb 8 doi: 10.1159/000486578. PMID: 29421798
Pathology of the pleura: what the pulmonologists need to know.
Cagle PT, Allen TC
Respirology 2011 Apr;16(3):430-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2011.01957.x. PMID: 21362105
Solitary fibrous tumor.
Batsakis JG, Hybels RD, el-Naggar AK
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 1993 Jan;102(1 Pt 1):74-6. doi: 10.1177/000348949310200114. PMID: 8420474

Therapy

Analysis of invasive diagnostic techniques for pathological confirmation of pleural mesothelioma.
Gómez Herrero H, Álvarez Galván B
Radiologia (Engl Ed) 2024 Apr;66 Suppl 1:S3-S9. Epub 2024 Feb 28 doi: 10.1016/j.rxeng.2023.03.005. PMID: 38642958
Malignant pleural neoplasm with both differentiation of epithelioid mesothelioma and squamous-cell carcinoma, a rare phenomena.
Re A, Shersher D, Allen A, Schwarting R, Ren S
Diagn Cytopathol 2021 Jun;49(6):E234-E237. Epub 2020 Dec 21 doi: 10.1002/dc.24686. PMID: 33347735
Sarcomatoid mesothelioma: future advances in diagnosis, biomolecular assessment, and therapeutic options in a poor-outcome disease.
Galetta D, Catino A, Misino A, Logroscino A, Fico M
Tumori 2016 Mar-Apr;102(2):127-30. Epub 2015 Jun 5 doi: 10.5301/tj.5000364. PMID: 26108245
Pleural mesothelioma mortality and asbestos exposure mapping in Italy.
Fazzo L, De Santis M, Minelli G, Bruno C, Zona A, Marinaccio A, Conti S, Comba P
Am J Ind Med 2012 Jan;55(1):11-24. Epub 2011 Oct 24 doi: 10.1002/ajim.21015. PMID: 22025020
Asbestos-related lung cancer mortality in Piedmont, Italy.
Martuzzi M, Comba P, De Santis M, Iavarone I, Di Paola M, Mastrantonio M, Pirastu R
Am J Ind Med 1998 Jun;33(6):565-70. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0274(199806)33:6<565::aid-ajim7>3.0.co;2-p. PMID: 9582948

Prognosis

Analysis of invasive diagnostic techniques for pathological confirmation of pleural mesothelioma.
Gómez Herrero H, Álvarez Galván B
Radiologia (Engl Ed) 2024 Apr;66 Suppl 1:S3-S9. Epub 2024 Feb 28 doi: 10.1016/j.rxeng.2023.03.005. PMID: 38642958
Management and Survival of Pleural Mesothelioma: A Record Linkage Study.
Carioli G, Bonifazi M, Rossi M, Zambelli A, Franchi M, Zocchetti C, Gasparini S, Corrao G, La Vecchia C, Negri E
Respiration 2018;95(6):405-413. Epub 2018 Feb 8 doi: 10.1159/000486578. PMID: 29421798
Sarcomatoid mesothelioma: future advances in diagnosis, biomolecular assessment, and therapeutic options in a poor-outcome disease.
Galetta D, Catino A, Misino A, Logroscino A, Fico M
Tumori 2016 Mar-Apr;102(2):127-30. Epub 2015 Jun 5 doi: 10.5301/tj.5000364. PMID: 26108245
Pleural mesothelioma mortality and asbestos exposure mapping in Italy.
Fazzo L, De Santis M, Minelli G, Bruno C, Zona A, Marinaccio A, Conti S, Comba P
Am J Ind Med 2012 Jan;55(1):11-24. Epub 2011 Oct 24 doi: 10.1002/ajim.21015. PMID: 22025020
Pathology of the pleura: what the pulmonologists need to know.
Cagle PT, Allen TC
Respirology 2011 Apr;16(3):430-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2011.01957.x. PMID: 21362105

Clinical prediction guides

Management and Survival of Pleural Mesothelioma: A Record Linkage Study.
Carioli G, Bonifazi M, Rossi M, Zambelli A, Franchi M, Zocchetti C, Gasparini S, Corrao G, La Vecchia C, Negri E
Respiration 2018;95(6):405-413. Epub 2018 Feb 8 doi: 10.1159/000486578. PMID: 29421798
Sarcomatoid mesothelioma: future advances in diagnosis, biomolecular assessment, and therapeutic options in a poor-outcome disease.
Galetta D, Catino A, Misino A, Logroscino A, Fico M
Tumori 2016 Mar-Apr;102(2):127-30. Epub 2015 Jun 5 doi: 10.5301/tj.5000364. PMID: 26108245
Residential proximity to industrial sites in the area of Taranto (Southern Italy). A case-control cancer incidence study.
Marinaccio A, Belli S, Binazzi A, Scarselli A, Massari S, Bruni A, Conversano M, Crosignani P, Minerba A, Zona A, Comba P
Ann Ist Super Sanita 2011;47(2):192-9. doi: 10.4415/ANN_11_02_11. PMID: 21709389
Cancer risk after cessation of asbestos exposure: a cohort study of Italian asbestos cement workers.
Magnani C, Ferrante D, Barone-Adesi F, Bertolotti M, Todesco A, Mirabelli D, Terracini B
Occup Environ Med 2008 Mar;65(3):164-70. Epub 2007 Aug 17 doi: 10.1136/oem.2007.032847. PMID: 17704197
Expression of vascular endothelial growth factor in malignant mesothelioma.
Aoe K, Hiraki A, Tanaka T, Gemba K, Taguchi K, Murakami T, Sueoka N, Kamei T, Ueoka H, Sugi K, Yoshino T, Kishimoto T
Anticancer Res 2006 Nov-Dec;26(6C):4833-6. PMID: 17214348

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