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Pleural mesothelioma

MedGen UID:
237179
Concept ID:
C1377913
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: mesothelioma of pleura; mesothelioma of the pleura; pleura mesothelioma; pleural mesothelioma; pleural mesothelioma (disease)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0003308

Definition

A neoplasm that arises from the mesothelial cells of the pleura. The primary cause is exposure to asbestos. The major histologic variants are the epithelioid malignant mesothelioma, desmoplastic malignant mesothelioma, and sarcomatoid malignant mesothelioma. Patients present with persistent cough and shortness of breath. [from MONDO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

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Eur Respir J 2020 Jun;55(6) Epub 2020 Jun 11 doi: 10.1183/13993003.00953-2019. PMID: 32451346
Bibby AC, Tsim S, Kanellakis N, Ball H, Talbot DC, Blyth KG, Maskell NA, Psallidas I
Eur Respir Rev 2016 Dec;25(142):472-486. doi: 10.1183/16000617.0063-2016. PMID: 27903668Free PMC Article

Curated

NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines®) Mesothelioma: Pleural, 2022

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Chun CP, Song LX, Zhang HP, Guo DD, Xu GX, Li Y, Xin X, Cao J, Li F
Am J Med Sci 2023 Jan;365(1):99-103. Epub 2022 Aug 6 doi: 10.1016/j.amjms.2022.07.008. PMID: 35940275
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Diagnosis

Chun CP, Song LX, Zhang HP, Guo DD, Xu GX, Li Y, Xin X, Cao J, Li F
Am J Med Sci 2023 Jan;365(1):99-103. Epub 2022 Aug 6 doi: 10.1016/j.amjms.2022.07.008. PMID: 35940275
Anevlavis S, Froudarakis ME
Clin Respir J 2018 Mar;12(3):839-847. Epub 2017 Jan 11 doi: 10.1111/crj.12597. PMID: 27997741
Bibby AC, Tsim S, Kanellakis N, Ball H, Talbot DC, Blyth KG, Maskell NA, Psallidas I
Eur Respir Rev 2016 Dec;25(142):472-486. doi: 10.1183/16000617.0063-2016. PMID: 27903668Free PMC Article
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Therapy

Chu Q, Perrone F, Greillier L, Tu W, Piccirillo MC, Grosso F, Lo Russo G, Florescu M, Mencoboni M, Morabito A, Cecere FL, Ceresoli GL, Dawe DE, Zucali PA, Pagano M, Goffin JR, Sanchez ML, Gridelli C, Zalcman G, Quantin X, Westeel V, Gargiulo P, Delfanti S, Tu D, Lee CW, Leighl N, Sederias J, Brown-Walker P, Luo Y, Lantuejoul S, Tsao MS, Scherpereel A, Bradbury P, Laurie SA, Seymour L
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Peters S, Scherpereel A, Cornelissen R, Oulkhouir Y, Greillier L, Kaplan MA, Talbot T, Monnet I, Hiret S, Baas P, Nowak AK, Fujimoto N, Tsao AS, Mansfield AS, Popat S, Zhang X, Hu N, Balli D, Spires T, Zalcman G
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Sinn K, Mosleh B, Hoda MA
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Prognosis

Popat S, Baas P, Faivre-Finn C, Girard N, Nicholson AG, Nowak AK, Opitz I, Scherpereel A, Reck M; ESMO Guidelines Committee. Electronic address: clinicalguidelines@esmo.org
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Clinical prediction guides

Chun CP, Song LX, Zhang HP, Guo DD, Xu GX, Li Y, Xin X, Cao J, Li F
Am J Med Sci 2023 Jan;365(1):99-103. Epub 2022 Aug 6 doi: 10.1016/j.amjms.2022.07.008. PMID: 35940275
Cakiroglu E, Senturk S
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Anevlavis S, Froudarakis ME
Clin Respir J 2018 Mar;12(3):839-847. Epub 2017 Jan 11 doi: 10.1111/crj.12597. PMID: 27997741
Mencoboni M, Filiberti RA, Taveggia P, Grosso F, Pasello G, Del Corso L, Muzio A, Polo V, Zucali P, Ceresoli GL, Soto Parra HJ, Auriati L, Simonassi C
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Bibby AC, Tsim S, Kanellakis N, Ball H, Talbot DC, Blyth KG, Maskell NA, Psallidas I
Eur Respir Rev 2016 Dec;25(142):472-486. doi: 10.1183/16000617.0063-2016. PMID: 27903668Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Yang Y, Du J, Wang YS, Kang HY, Zhai K, Shi HZ
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