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Benign neoplasm of pleura

MedGen UID:
57806
•Concept ID:
C0153955
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Benign Neoplasm of Pleura; benign neoplasm of pleura; Benign Neoplasm of the Pleura; benign neoplasm of the pleura; Benign Pleural Neoplasm; benign pleural neoplasm; Benign Pleural Tumor; benign pleural tumor; benign pleural tumour; Benign tumor of pleura; Benign Tumor of Pleura; benign tumor of pleura; Benign Tumor of the Pleura; benign tumor of the pleura; benign tumour of pleura; benign tumour of the pleura; pleura benign neoplasm
SNOMED CT: Benign tumor of pleura (92298003); Benign neoplasm of pleura (92298003)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0021457

Definition

A neoplasm that arises from the pleura and is characterized by the absence of atypical or malignant cytological and architectural features, and absence of invasive features or metastatic potential. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVBenign neoplasm of 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
Perspectives on the Treatment of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma.
Janes SM, Alrifai D, Fennell DA
N Engl J Med 2021 Sep 23;385(13):1207-1218. doi: 10.1056/NEJMra1912719. PMID: 34551230
The international system for reporting serous fluid cytopathology-diagnostic categories and clinical management.
Pinto D, Chandra A, Crothers BA, Kurtycz DFI, Schmitt F
J Am Soc Cytopathol 2020 Nov-Dec;9(6):469-477. Epub 2020 Jun 9 doi: 10.1016/j.jasc.2020.05.015. PMID: 32620534

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Spindle cell tumors of the pleura and the peritoneum: pathologic diagnosis and updates.
Boyraz B, Hung YP
APMIS 2022 Mar;130(3):140-154. Epub 2022 Jan 11 doi: 10.1111/apm.13203. PMID: 34942046
Pleural mesothelioma classification-update and challenges.
Dacic S
Mod Pathol 2022 Jan;35(Suppl 1):51-56. Epub 2021 Aug 31 doi: 10.1038/s41379-021-00895-7. PMID: 34465883
Mesothelial Cysts.
Karpathiou G, Casteillo F, Dridi M, Peoc'h M
Am J Clin Pathol 2021 May 18;155(6):853-862. doi: 10.1093/ajcp/aqaa189. PMID: 33258870
Image-guided pleural biopsy.
Koegelenberg CF, Diacon AH
Curr Opin Pulm Med 2013 Jul;19(4):368-73. doi: 10.1097/MCP.0b013e32835f4c23. PMID: 23719295
Asbestos-induced pleural disease.
Nishimura SL, Broaddus VC
Clin Chest Med 1998 Jun;19(2):311-29. doi: 10.1016/s0272-5231(05)70079-4. PMID: 9646983

Diagnosis

Molecular cytology of the respiratory tract and pleura.
Zhou F, Shum E, Moreira AL
Cytopathology 2022 Jan;33(1):14-22. Epub 2021 Aug 16 doi: 10.1111/cyt.13045. PMID: 34333812
Perspectives on the Treatment of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma.
Janes SM, Alrifai D, Fennell DA
N Engl J Med 2021 Sep 23;385(13):1207-1218. doi: 10.1056/NEJMra1912719. PMID: 34551230
Mesothelioma: Scientific clues for prevention, diagnosis, and therapy.
Carbone M, Adusumilli PS, Alexander HR Jr, Baas P, Bardelli F, Bononi A, Bueno R, Felley-Bosco E, Galateau-Salle F, Jablons D, Mansfield AS, Minaai M, de Perrot M, Pesavento P, Rusch V, Severson DT, Taioli E, Tsao A, Woodard G, Yang H, Zauderer MG, Pass HI
CA Cancer J Clin 2019 Sep;69(5):402-429. Epub 2019 Jul 8 doi: 10.3322/caac.21572. PMID: 31283845Free PMC Article
Pleural Disease.
Feller-Kopman D, Light R
N Engl J Med 2018 Feb 22;378(8):740-751. doi: 10.1056/NEJMra1403503. PMID: 29466146
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

Perspectives on the Treatment of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma.
Janes SM, Alrifai D, Fennell DA
N Engl J Med 2021 Sep 23;385(13):1207-1218. doi: 10.1056/NEJMra1912719. PMID: 34551230
Mesothelioma: Scientific clues for prevention, diagnosis, and therapy.
Carbone M, Adusumilli PS, Alexander HR Jr, Baas P, Bardelli F, Bononi A, Bueno R, Felley-Bosco E, Galateau-Salle F, Jablons D, Mansfield AS, Minaai M, de Perrot M, Pesavento P, Rusch V, Severson DT, Taioli E, Tsao A, Woodard G, Yang H, Zauderer MG, Pass HI
CA Cancer J Clin 2019 Sep;69(5):402-429. Epub 2019 Jul 8 doi: 10.3322/caac.21572. PMID: 31283845Free 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
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 mesothelioma.
Raja S, Murthy SC, Mason DP
Curr Oncol Rep 2011 Aug;13(4):259-64. doi: 10.1007/s11912-011-0177-9. PMID: 21573909

Prognosis

The 2021 WHO Classification of Tumors of the Pleura: Advances Since the 2015 Classification.
Sauter JL, Dacic S, Galateau-Salle F, Attanoos RL, Butnor KJ, Churg A, Husain AN, Kadota K, Khoor A, Nicholson AG, Roggli V, Schmitt F, Tsao MS, Travis WD
J Thorac Oncol 2022 May;17(5):608-622. Epub 2022 Jan 10 doi: 10.1016/j.jtho.2021.12.014. PMID: 35026477
Pleural mesothelioma classification-update and challenges.
Dacic S
Mod Pathol 2022 Jan;35(Suppl 1):51-56. Epub 2021 Aug 31 doi: 10.1038/s41379-021-00895-7. PMID: 34465883
Mesothelial Cysts.
Karpathiou G, Casteillo F, Dridi M, Peoc'h M
Am J Clin Pathol 2021 May 18;155(6):853-862. doi: 10.1093/ajcp/aqaa189. PMID: 33258870
Mesothelioma: Scientific clues for prevention, diagnosis, and therapy.
Carbone M, Adusumilli PS, Alexander HR Jr, Baas P, Bardelli F, Bononi A, Bueno R, Felley-Bosco E, Galateau-Salle F, Jablons D, Mansfield AS, Minaai M, de Perrot M, Pesavento P, Rusch V, Severson DT, Taioli E, Tsao A, Woodard G, Yang H, Zauderer MG, Pass HI
CA Cancer J Clin 2019 Sep;69(5):402-429. Epub 2019 Jul 8 doi: 10.3322/caac.21572. PMID: 31283845Free 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

Molecular cytology of the respiratory tract and pleura.
Zhou F, Shum E, Moreira AL
Cytopathology 2022 Jan;33(1):14-22. Epub 2021 Aug 16 doi: 10.1111/cyt.13045. PMID: 34333812
Mesothelioma: Scientific clues for prevention, diagnosis, and therapy.
Carbone M, Adusumilli PS, Alexander HR Jr, Baas P, Bardelli F, Bononi A, Bueno R, Felley-Bosco E, Galateau-Salle F, Jablons D, Mansfield AS, Minaai M, de Perrot M, Pesavento P, Rusch V, Severson DT, Taioli E, Tsao A, Woodard G, Yang H, Zauderer MG, Pass HI
CA Cancer J Clin 2019 Sep;69(5):402-429. Epub 2019 Jul 8 doi: 10.3322/caac.21572. PMID: 31283845Free PMC Article
Pleural mesothelioma: is the surgeon still there?
Opitz I, Weder W
Ann Oncol 2018 Aug 1;29(8):1710-1717. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdy195. PMID: 29905765
Phenotyping malignant pleural effusions.
Lui MM, Fitzgerald DB, Lee YC
Curr Opin Pulm Med 2016 Jul;22(4):350-5. doi: 10.1097/MCP.0000000000000267. PMID: 27055073
Imaging of the pleura.
Helm EJ, Matin TN, Gleeson FV
J Magn Reson Imaging 2010 Dec;32(6):1275-86. doi: 10.1002/jmri.22372. PMID: 21105134

Recent systematic reviews

Extramedullary disease in multiple myeloma: a systematic literature review.
Bladé J, Beksac M, Caers J, Jurczyszyn A, von Lilienfeld-Toal M, Moreau P, Rasche L, Rosiñol L, Usmani SZ, Zamagni E, Richardson P
Blood Cancer J 2022 Mar 21;12(3):45. doi: 10.1038/s41408-022-00643-3. PMID: 35314675Free PMC Article
The role of radical radiotherapy in the management of malignant pleural mesothelioma: A systematic review.
Ashton M, O'Rourke N, Currie S, Rimner A, Chalmers A
Radiother Oncol 2017 Oct;125(1):1-12. Epub 2017 Aug 28 doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2017.08.003. PMID: 28859932Free PMC Article
Epidemiology of mesothelioma of the pericardium and tunica vaginalis testis.
Mezei G, Chang ET, Mowat FS, Moolgavkar SH
Ann Epidemiol 2017 May;27(5):348-359.e11. Epub 2017 Apr 14 doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2017.04.001. PMID: 28527639
A systematic review and meta-analysis of surgical treatments for malignant pleural mesothelioma.
Cao C, Tian D, Park J, Allan J, Pataky KA, Yan TD
Lung Cancer 2014 Feb;83(2):240-5. Epub 2013 Dec 6 doi: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2013.11.026. PMID: 24360321
Systematic review of pleurectomy in the treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma.
Cao C, Tian DH, Pataky KA, Yan TD
Lung Cancer 2013 Sep;81(3):319-327. Epub 2013 Jun 13 doi: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2013.04.024. PMID: 23769317

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