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Pleural Carcinomatosis

MedGen UID:
277521
•Concept ID:
C1335433
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonym: Carcinomatosis of the Pleura

Definition

Carcinoma that has spread diffusely to the pleura. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

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

Professional guidelines

PubMed

The Treatment of Malignant Pleural Effusion With Permanent Indwelling Pleural Catheters.
Hofmann HS, Scheule AM, Markowiak T, Ried M
Dtsch Arztebl Int 2022 Sep 5;119(35-36):595-600. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.m2022.0229. PMID: 35734918Free PMC Article
Thoracoscopic collagen pleurodesis in the treatment of malignant pleural effusions.
Akopov AL, Egorov VI, Varlamov VV, Levashev YN, Artioukh DY
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 Nov;28(5):750-3. Epub 2005 Sep 29 doi: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2005.07.015. PMID: 16198593
Thoracoscopic management of malignant pleural effusions.
Colt HG
Clin Chest Med 1995 Sep;16(3):505-18. PMID: 8521705

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Postoperative outcome after palliative treatment of malignant pleural effusion.
Markowiak T, Ried M, Großer C, Hofmann HS, Hillejan L, Hecker E, Semik M, Lesser T, Kugler C, Seifert S, Scheubel R
Thorac Cancer 2022 Aug;13(15):2158-2163. Epub 2022 Jun 15 doi: 10.1111/1759-7714.14534. PMID: 35748347Free PMC Article
Combination of Biochemical and Cytological Findings for Better Diagnosis in Pleural Effusions.
Elmas H, Biancosino C, Önal B, Schmitt F, Buyucek S, Nordholt G, Sauter G, Welker L
Adv Exp Med Biol 2022;1374:51-62. doi: 10.1007/5584_2021_703. PMID: 35147931
Probe-based confocal laser endomicroscopy for pleural malignancies diagnosis.
Bonhomme O, Heinen V, Detrembleur N, Corhay JL, Louis R, Duysinx B
Respirology 2021 Feb;26(2):188-195. Epub 2020 Oct 1 doi: 10.1111/resp.13945. PMID: 33001538Free PMC Article
Dual-Energy CT-derived Iodine Maps: Use in Assessing Pleural Carcinomatosis.
Lennartz S, Le Blanc M, Zopfs D, Große Hokamp N, Abdullayev N, Laukamp KR, Haneder S, Borggrefe J, Maintz D, Persigehl T
Radiology 2019 Mar;290(3):796-804. Epub 2019 Jan 15 doi: 10.1148/radiol.2018181567. PMID: 30644812
Invasive lung cancer staging: influence of CT-guided core needle biopsy on onset of pleural carcinomatosis.
Flechsig P, Kunz J, Heussel CP, Bozorgmehr F, Schnabel P, Dienemann H, Kauczor HU, Sedlaczek O
Clin Imaging 2015 Jan-Feb;39(1):56-61. Epub 2014 Oct 16 doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2014.10.005. PMID: 25457543

Diagnosis

Combination of Biochemical and Cytological Findings for Better Diagnosis in Pleural Effusions.
Elmas H, Biancosino C, Önal B, Schmitt F, Buyucek S, Nordholt G, Sauter G, Welker L
Adv Exp Med Biol 2022;1374:51-62. doi: 10.1007/5584_2021_703. PMID: 35147931
First report of probe based confocal laser endomicroscopy during medical thoracoscopy.
Bonhomme O, Duysinx B, Heinen V, Detrembleur N, Corhay JL, Louis R
Respir Med 2019 Feb;147:72-75. Epub 2019 Jan 18 doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2019.01.006. PMID: 30704703
Stage IVB endometrial cancer: clinical course and survival of patients with single and multiple metastases.
Kraemer O, Rapiti E, Huber D, Lopes-Raimundo E, Usel M, Bouchardy C, Petignat P
Eur J Gynaecol Oncol 2015;36(5):529-32. PMID: 26513877
Invasive lung cancer staging: influence of CT-guided core needle biopsy on onset of pleural carcinomatosis.
Flechsig P, Kunz J, Heussel CP, Bozorgmehr F, Schnabel P, Dienemann H, Kauczor HU, Sedlaczek O
Clin Imaging 2015 Jan-Feb;39(1):56-61. Epub 2014 Oct 16 doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2014.10.005. PMID: 25457543
Sonography of malignant pleural effusion.
Görg C, Restrepo I, Schwerk WB
Eur Radiol 1997;7(8):1195-8. doi: 10.1007/s003300050273. PMID: 9377499

Therapy

Successful Re-administration of Osimertinib in Osimertinib-induced Interstitial Lung Disease with an Organizing Pneumonia Pattern: A Case Report and Literature Review.
Itano J, Higo H, Ohashi K, Makimoto G, Nishii K, Hotta K, Miyahara N, Maeda Y, Kiura K
Intern Med 2020 Mar 15;59(6):823-828. Epub 2019 Nov 29 doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.3689-19. PMID: 31787696Free PMC Article
First report of probe based confocal laser endomicroscopy during medical thoracoscopy.
Bonhomme O, Duysinx B, Heinen V, Detrembleur N, Corhay JL, Louis R
Respir Med 2019 Feb;147:72-75. Epub 2019 Jan 18 doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2019.01.006. PMID: 30704703
Hyperthermic intrathoracic chemotherapy (HITHOC) in ovarian carcinoma - a propos of a case.
Stojiljkovic D, Nikolic S, Cvetkovic A, Jokic V, Spurnic I, Jokic S, Goran M, Kocic M, Miletic N, Filipovic J, Stojiljkovic T, Lukac B
J BUON 2018 Dec;23(7):153-155. PMID: 30722125
Combined immunotherapy with intracavital injection of activated lymphocytes, monocyte-derived dendritic cells and low-dose OK-432 in patients with malignant effusion.
Morisaki T, Matsumoto K, Kuroki H, Kubo M, Baba E, Onishi H, Tasaki A, Nakamura M, Inaba S, Katano M
Anticancer Res 2003 Nov-Dec;23(6a):4459-65. PMID: 14666734
Hypotonic cisplatin treatment for carcinomatous pleuritis found at thoracotomy in patients with lung cancer. In vitro experiments and preliminary clinical results.
Ichinose Y, Hara N, Ohta M, Asoh H, Yano T, Maeda K, Yagawa K
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1993 Jun;105(6):1041-6. PMID: 8388966

Prognosis

Pleural epithelioid hemangioendothelioma in a 39-Year-old female: a case report.
Mardani P, Shahriarirad R, Nekooeian M, Anbardar MH, Ziaian B, Kamran H, Ayare N, Vafabin M, Fouladi D
J Cardiothorac Surg 2024 Mar 12;19(1):118. doi: 10.1186/s13019-024-02602-4. PMID: 38475834Free PMC Article
The Treatment of Malignant Pleural Effusion With Permanent Indwelling Pleural Catheters.
Hofmann HS, Scheule AM, Markowiak T, Ried M
Dtsch Arztebl Int 2022 Sep 5;119(35-36):595-600. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.m2022.0229. PMID: 35734918Free PMC Article
Hyperthermic intrathoracic chemotherapy (HITHOC) in ovarian carcinoma - a propos of a case.
Stojiljkovic D, Nikolic S, Cvetkovic A, Jokic V, Spurnic I, Jokic S, Goran M, Kocic M, Miletic N, Filipovic J, Stojiljkovic T, Lukac B
J BUON 2018 Dec;23(7):153-155. PMID: 30722125
Stage IVB endometrial cancer: clinical course and survival of patients with single and multiple metastases.
Kraemer O, Rapiti E, Huber D, Lopes-Raimundo E, Usel M, Bouchardy C, Petignat P
Eur J Gynaecol Oncol 2015;36(5):529-32. PMID: 26513877
Combined immunotherapy with intracavital injection of activated lymphocytes, monocyte-derived dendritic cells and low-dose OK-432 in patients with malignant effusion.
Morisaki T, Matsumoto K, Kuroki H, Kubo M, Baba E, Onishi H, Tasaki A, Nakamura M, Inaba S, Katano M
Anticancer Res 2003 Nov-Dec;23(6a):4459-65. PMID: 14666734

Clinical prediction guides

Postoperative outcome after palliative treatment of malignant pleural effusion.
Markowiak T, Ried M, Großer C, Hofmann HS, Hillejan L, Hecker E, Semik M, Lesser T, Kugler C, Seifert S, Scheubel R
Thorac Cancer 2022 Aug;13(15):2158-2163. Epub 2022 Jun 15 doi: 10.1111/1759-7714.14534. PMID: 35748347Free PMC Article
Surgical Intervention for Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Patients with Pleural Carcinomatosis: Results From the Japanese Lung Cancer Registry in 2004.
Iida T, Shiba M, Yoshino I, Miyaoka E, Asamura H, Date H, Okumura M, Tada H, Nakanishi Y, Dosaka-Akita H, Kobayashi H, Takahashi K, Inoue M, Yokoi K; Japanese Joint Committee of Lung Cancer Registry
J Thorac Oncol 2015 Jul;10(7):1076-82. doi: 10.1097/JTO.0000000000000554. PMID: 26134225
Prospective phase II trial of preresection thoracoscopic mediastinal restaging after neoadjuvant therapy for IIIA (N2) non-small cell lung cancer: results of CALGB Protocol 39803.
Jaklitsch MT, Gu L, Demmy T, Harpole DH, D'Amico TA, McKenna RJ, Krasna MJ, Kohman LJ, Swanson SJ, DeCamp MM, Wang X, Barry S, Sugarbaker DJ; CALGB Thoracic Surgeons
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013 Jul;146(1):9-16. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.12.069. PMID: 23768804Free PMC Article
Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) evaluation of intrathoracic disease in patients with FIGO III and IV stage ovarian cancer.
Klar M, Farthmann J, Bossart M, Stremmel C, Gitsch G, Passlick B, Pache G, Woll J, Hasenburg A
Gynecol Oncol 2012 Sep;126(3):397-402. Epub 2012 May 18 doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2012.05.018. PMID: 22613353
Predicting survival in patients with recurrent symptomatic malignant pleural effusions: an assessment of the prognostic values of physiologic, morphologic, and quality of life measures of extent of disease.
Burrows CM, Mathews WC, Colt HG
Chest 2000 Jan;117(1):73-8. doi: 10.1378/chest.117.1.73. PMID: 10631202

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