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Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm in the Pleura

MedGen UID:
57799
•Concept ID:
C0153678
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Cancer metastatic to pleura; Metastases to Pleura; Metastasis to pleura; Metastasis to the Pleura; Metastatic malignant neoplasm of pleura; Metastatic malignant neoplasm to pleura; Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm to the Pleura; Metastatic Neoplasm to the Pleura; Metastatic Tumor to the Pleura; Pleural seedling; Secondary malignant neoplasm of pleura; Secondary malignant tumor of pleura
SNOMED CT: Secondary malignant tumor of pleura (94493005); Pleural seedling (94493005); Metastasis to pleura (94493005); Secondary malignant neoplasm of pleura (94493005); Metastatic malignant neoplasm to pleura (94493005); Cancer metastatic to pleura (94493005); Metastatic malignant neoplasm of pleura (94493005)

Definition

The spread of a malignant neoplasm to the pleura from an adjacent or distant anatomic site. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVMetastatic Malignant Neoplasm in the Pleura

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Malignant Pleural Effusion: Presentation, Diagnosis, and Management.
Gayen S
Am J Med 2022 Oct;135(10):1188-1192. Epub 2022 May 14 doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2022.04.017. PMID: 35576996
Diagnosis and treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma.
Rodríguez Panadero F
Arch Bronconeumol 2015 Apr;51(4):177-84. Epub 2014 Jul 22 doi: 10.1016/j.arbres.2014.06.005. PMID: 25059587
Establishing the diagnosis of lung cancer: Diagnosis and management of lung cancer, 3rd ed: American College of Chest Physicians evidence-based clinical practice guidelines.
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Chest 2013 May;143(5 Suppl):e142S-e165S. doi: 10.1378/chest.12-2353. PMID: 23649436

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Feline pulmonary carcinoma: Gross, histological, metastatic, and immunohistochemical aspects.
Santos IR, Raiter J, Lamego ÉC, Bandinelli MB, Dal Pont TP, Siqueira KF, Almeida BA, Panzeira W, Sonne L, Driemeier D, Pavarini SP
Vet Pathol 2023 Jan;60(1):8-20. Epub 2022 Sep 13 doi: 10.1177/03009858221122517. PMID: 36112908
Evaluation of Clear Cell, Papillary, and Chromophobe Renal Cell Carcinoma Metastasis Sites and Association With Survival.
Dudani S, de Velasco G, Wells JC, Gan CL, Donskov F, Porta C, Fraccon A, Pasini F, Lee JL, Hansen A, Bjarnason GA, Beuselinck B, Pal SK, Yuasa T, Kroeger N, Kanesvaran R, Reaume MN, Canil C, Choueiri TK, Heng DYC
JAMA Netw Open 2021 Jan 4;4(1):e2021869. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.21869. PMID: 33475752Free PMC Article
Extranodal Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma: Molecular Features, Prognosis, and Risk of Central Nervous System Recurrence.
Ollila TA, Olszewski AJ
Curr Treat Options Oncol 2018 Jun 21;19(8):38. doi: 10.1007/s11864-018-0555-8. PMID: 29931605Free PMC Article
Primary testicular lymphoma.
Vitolo U, Ferreri AJ, Zucca E
Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2008 Feb;65(2):183-9. Epub 2007 Oct 24 doi: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2007.08.005. PMID: 17962036
Primary thoracic sarcomas.
Gladish GW, Sabloff BM, Munden RF, Truong MT, Erasmus JJ, Chasen MH
Radiographics 2002 May-Jun;22(3):621-37. doi: 10.1148/radiographics.22.3.g02ma17621. PMID: 12006691

Diagnosis

Indwelling pleural catheter insertion technique.
Delaca GB, Titu IM, Teterea F, Ciulic SA, Palade E
Multimed Man Cardiothorac Surg 2023 Aug 24;2023 doi: 10.1510/mmcts.2023.045. PMID: 37615545
Occult carcinoma penis presenting as malignant pleural effusion.
Dixit R, Goya M, Pawar KS, Kasliwal N, Agarwal S
Monaldi Arch Chest Dis 2020 Oct 1;90(4) doi: 10.4081/monaldi.2020.1384. PMID: 33003693
Sonography of the pleura.
Reuss J
Ultraschall Med 2010 Feb;31(1):8-22, quiz 23-5. Epub 2010 Feb 15 doi: 10.1055/s-0028-1109995. PMID: 20157868
Diagnostic thoracoscopy.
Boutin C, Astoul P
Clin Chest Med 1998 Jun;19(2):295-309. doi: 10.1016/s0272-5231(05)70078-2. PMID: 9646982
Mucin-positive epithelial mesothelioma.
MacDougall DB, Wang SE, Zidar BL
Arch Pathol Lab Med 1992 Aug;116(8):874-80. PMID: 1341882

Therapy

Occult carcinoma penis presenting as malignant pleural effusion.
Dixit R, Goya M, Pawar KS, Kasliwal N, Agarwal S
Monaldi Arch Chest Dis 2020 Oct 1;90(4) doi: 10.4081/monaldi.2020.1384. PMID: 33003693
Pleural Metastasis From Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma.
Mytinger AK, Lim KG, Kern RM, Mullon JJ, Edell ES, Saeed AI
J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol 2018 Jan;25(1):54-56. doi: 10.1097/LBR.0000000000000379. PMID: 28195965
Cutaneous and pleural involvement in a patient with multiple myeloma.
Saidane O, Slouma M, Haouet S, Abdelmoula L
BMJ Case Rep 2015 Oct 5;2015 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2015-211197. PMID: 26438677Free PMC Article
Adjuvant radiotherapy for thymic epithelial tumors: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Korst RJ, Kansler AL, Christos PJ, Mandal S
Ann Thorac Surg 2009 May;87(5):1641-7. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.11.022. PMID: 19379938
Pleural effusions.
Turton CW
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Prognosis

Metaplastic breast cancer: A review.
Thomas HR, Hu B, Boyraz B, Johnson A, Bossuyt VI, Spring L, Jimenez RB
Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2023 Feb;182:103924. Epub 2023 Jan 22 doi: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2023.103924. PMID: 36696934
Extranodal Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma: Molecular Features, Prognosis, and Risk of Central Nervous System Recurrence.
Ollila TA, Olszewski AJ
Curr Treat Options Oncol 2018 Jun 21;19(8):38. doi: 10.1007/s11864-018-0555-8. PMID: 29931605Free PMC Article
Stage IVA thymoma: patterns of spread and surgical management.
Wright CD
Thorac Surg Clin 2011 Feb;21(1):93-7, vii. doi: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2010.08.007. PMID: 21070990
Diagnostic thoracoscopy.
Boutin C, Astoul P
Clin Chest Med 1998 Jun;19(2):295-309. doi: 10.1016/s0272-5231(05)70078-2. PMID: 9646982
Mucin-positive epithelial mesothelioma.
MacDougall DB, Wang SE, Zidar BL
Arch Pathol Lab Med 1992 Aug;116(8):874-80. PMID: 1341882

Clinical prediction guides

Feline pulmonary carcinoma: Gross, histological, metastatic, and immunohistochemical aspects.
Santos IR, Raiter J, Lamego ÉC, Bandinelli MB, Dal Pont TP, Siqueira KF, Almeida BA, Panzeira W, Sonne L, Driemeier D, Pavarini SP
Vet Pathol 2023 Jan;60(1):8-20. Epub 2022 Sep 13 doi: 10.1177/03009858221122517. PMID: 36112908
Extranodal Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma: Molecular Features, Prognosis, and Risk of Central Nervous System Recurrence.
Ollila TA, Olszewski AJ
Curr Treat Options Oncol 2018 Jun 21;19(8):38. doi: 10.1007/s11864-018-0555-8. PMID: 29931605Free PMC Article
Subpleural intrapulmonary lymph node metastasis from colorectal cancer.
Taniguchi Y, Haruki T, Fujioka S, Adachi Y, Miwa K, Nakamura H
Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009 Aug;15(4):250-2. PMID: 19763058
Lymphangiomyomatosis: a report of three cases treated with tamoxifen.
Clemm C, Jehn U, Wolf-Hornung B, Siemon G, Walter G
Klin Wochenschr 1987 Apr 15;65(8):391-3. doi: 10.1007/BF01745582. PMID: 3586575
Combination intracavitary chemotherapy for malignant pleural disease.
Markman M, Howell SB, Green MR
Cancer Drug Deliv 1984 Fall;1(4):333-6. doi: 10.1089/cdd.1984.1.333. PMID: 6544129

Recent systematic reviews

Talc pleurodesis in malignant pleural effusion: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Beltsios ET, Mavrovounis G, Adamou A, Panagiotopoulos N
Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2021 May;69(5):832-842. Epub 2020 Nov 22 doi: 10.1007/s11748-020-01549-2. PMID: 33222091
Surveillance for metastatic hemangiopericytoma-solitary fibrous tumors-systematic literature review on incidence, predictors and diagnosis of extra-cranial disease.
Ratneswaren T, Hogg FRA, Gallagher MJ, Ashkan K
J Neurooncol 2018 Jul;138(3):447-467. Epub 2018 Mar 17 doi: 10.1007/s11060-018-2836-2. PMID: 29551003
Interventions for the management of malignant pleural effusions: a network meta-analysis.
Clive AO, Jones HE, Bhatnagar R, Preston NJ, Maskell N
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2016 May 8;2016(5):CD010529. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD010529.pub2. PMID: 27155783Free PMC Article
Randomized Trials of Systemic Medically-treated Malignant Mesothelioma: A Systematic Review.
Blomberg C, Nilsson J, Holgersson G, Edlund P, Bergqvist M, Adwall L, Ekman S, Brattström D, Bergström S
Anticancer Res 2015 May;35(5):2493-501. PMID: 25964522
Adjuvant radiotherapy for thymic epithelial tumors: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Korst RJ, Kansler AL, Christos PJ, Mandal S
Ann Thorac Surg 2009 May;87(5):1641-7. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.11.022. PMID: 19379938

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