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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
The Diagnosis of Pleural Tumors Other Than Mesothelioma.
Attanoos RL, Pugh MR
Arch Pathol Lab Med 2018 Aug;142(8):902-913. doi: 10.5858/arpa.2017-0537-RA. PMID: 30040453
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.
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Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2008 Feb;65(2):183-9. Epub 2007 Oct 24 doi: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2007.08.005. PMID: 17962036

Diagnosis

Pleural Melanoma Metastasis.
D'Ambrosio AE, Albonico G, Enide I, Mordà O, Maisano M, Mondello B
Ann Thorac Surg 2021 Aug;112(2):e103-e105. Epub 2021 Jan 7 doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.09.088. PMID: 33421399
Myeloid diseases in the lung and pleura.
Khoury JD, Chen W
Semin Diagn Pathol 2020 Nov;37(6):296-302. Epub 2020 Jun 12 doi: 10.1053/j.semdp.2020.06.002. PMID: 32591154
Competence in pleural procedures.
Carlucci P, Trigiani M, Mori PA, Mondoni M, Pinelli V, Casalini AG, Conte EG, Buggio G, Villari L, Marchetti G
Panminerva Med 2019 Sep;61(3):326-343. Epub 2018 Oct 31 doi: 10.23736/S0031-0808.18.03564-4. PMID: 30394712
The Diagnosis of Pleural Tumors Other Than Mesothelioma.
Attanoos RL, Pugh MR
Arch Pathol Lab Med 2018 Aug;142(8):902-913. doi: 10.5858/arpa.2017-0537-RA. PMID: 30040453
Pleural neoplastic pathology.
Karpathiou G, Stefanou D, Froudarakis ME
Respir Med 2015 Aug;109(8):931-43. Epub 2015 May 21 doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2015.05.014. PMID: 26048082

Therapy

Organ-specific metastatic landscape dissects PD-(L)1 blockade efficacy in advanced non-small cell lung cancer: applicability from clinical trials to real-world practice.
Ma SC, Bai X, Guo XJ, Liu L, Xiao LS, Lin Y, Tan JL, Cai XT, Wen YX, Ma H, Fu QJ, Leng MX, Zhang YP, Long LL, Guo ZQ, Wu DH, Zhou JG, Dong ZY
BMC Med 2022 Apr 12;20(1):120. doi: 10.1186/s12916-022-02315-2. PMID: 35410334Free PMC Article
Competence in pleural procedures.
Carlucci P, Trigiani M, Mori PA, Mondoni M, Pinelli V, Casalini AG, Conte EG, Buggio G, Villari L, Marchetti G
Panminerva Med 2019 Sep;61(3):326-343. Epub 2018 Oct 31 doi: 10.23736/S0031-0808.18.03564-4. PMID: 30394712
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
Mechanisms of pleurodesis.
Rodriguez-Panadero F, Montes-Worboys A
Respiration 2012;83(2):91-8. Epub 2012 Jan 20 doi: 10.1159/000335419. PMID: 22286268
Malignant pleural disease.
Bonomo L, Feragalli B, Sacco R, Merlino B, Storto ML
Eur J Radiol 2000 May;34(2):98-118. doi: 10.1016/s0720-048x(00)00168-6. PMID: 10874176

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
Metastatic lipoblastoma-like tumour.
Chia MRH, Windsor M
ANZ J Surg 2023 Mar;93(3):689-691. Epub 2022 Jul 1 doi: 10.1111/ans.17884. PMID: 35775445
Organ-specific metastatic landscape dissects PD-(L)1 blockade efficacy in advanced non-small cell lung cancer: applicability from clinical trials to real-world practice.
Ma SC, Bai X, Guo XJ, Liu L, Xiao LS, Lin Y, Tan JL, Cai XT, Wen YX, Ma H, Fu QJ, Leng MX, Zhang YP, Long LL, Guo ZQ, Wu DH, Zhou JG, Dong ZY
BMC Med 2022 Apr 12;20(1):120. doi: 10.1186/s12916-022-02315-2. PMID: 35410334Free 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
Pleural neoplastic pathology.
Karpathiou G, Stefanou D, Froudarakis ME
Respir Med 2015 Aug;109(8):931-43. Epub 2015 May 21 doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2015.05.014. PMID: 26048082

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
Organ-specific metastatic landscape dissects PD-(L)1 blockade efficacy in advanced non-small cell lung cancer: applicability from clinical trials to real-world practice.
Ma SC, Bai X, Guo XJ, Liu L, Xiao LS, Lin Y, Tan JL, Cai XT, Wen YX, Ma H, Fu QJ, Leng MX, Zhang YP, Long LL, Guo ZQ, Wu DH, Zhou JG, Dong ZY
BMC Med 2022 Apr 12;20(1):120. doi: 10.1186/s12916-022-02315-2. PMID: 35410334Free PMC Article
Altered lymphatic structure and function in pleural anthracosis: negative role in skip N2 metastasis.
Takeda A, Ueda K, Aoki M, Nagata T, Kamimura G, Umehara T, Tokunaga T, Tabata K, Tanimoto A, Sato M
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2022 Aug 3;62(3) doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezac123. PMID: 35211750
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
Malignancy metastatic to the pleura.
Sahn SA
Clin Chest Med 1998 Jun;19(2):351-61. doi: 10.1016/s0272-5231(05)70082-4. PMID: 9646986

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
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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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