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Neoplasia of the pleura

MedGen UID:
867644
•Concept ID:
C4022033
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Neoplastic Process
HPO: HP:0100527

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
Asbestos-related diseases.
Musk AW, de Klerk N, Reid A, Hui J, Franklin P, Brims F
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2020 Jun 1;24(6):562-567. doi: 10.5588/ijtld.19.0645. PMID: 32553000
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

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
Malignant pleural mesothelioma: an update.
Hajj GNM, Cavarson CH, Pinto CAL, Venturi G, Navarro JR, Lima VCC
J Bras Pneumol 2021;47(6):e20210129. Epub 2021 Dec 13 doi: 10.36416/1806-3756/e20210129. PMID: 34909922Free PMC Article
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

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
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
Pneumonectomy.
Harvey JC, Erdman C, Beattie EJ
Chest Surg Clin N Am 1995 May;5(2):253-87. PMID: 7613964

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
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
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

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
Thymoma-associated multiorgan autoimmunity.
Hung CT, Tsai TF, Chen JS, Hsieh MS
BMJ Case Rep 2019 Aug 2;12(8) doi: 10.1136/bcr-2018-229163. PMID: 31377716Free PMC Article
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
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
Evidence-based diagnostic performance of novel biomarkers for the diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma in effusion cytology.
Girolami I, Lucenteforte E, Eccher A, Marletta S, Brunelli M, Graziano P, Pisapia P, Malapelle U, Troncone G, Scarpa A, Huang T, Pantanowitz L
Cancer Cytopathol 2022 Feb;130(2):96-109. Epub 2021 Sep 3 doi: 10.1002/cncy.22509. PMID: 34478240
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
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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