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Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma

Known as: Malignant Mesothelioma of Pleura, pleura mesothelioma, Pleural Diffuse Malignant Mesothelioma 
A malignant neoplasm that arises from mesothelial cells in the pleura and shows a diffuse growth pattern. It arises on the parietal and sometimes… 
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Malignant mesotheliomaMalignant tumor of pleuraNeoplasmsPleural Mesothelioma

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2001
2001
Combined regimen of cisplatin, doxorubicin, and alpha-2b interferon in the treatment of advanced malignant pleural mesothelioma: a Phase II multicenter trial of the Italian Group on Rare Tumors (GITR…
BACKGROUND The cisplatin-doxorubicin combination has shown moderate activity in malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM; objective… 
1992
1992
Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma Producing Human Chorionic Gonadotropin: Report of Two Cases
Two cases of malignant pleural tumor producing human chorionic gonadotropin, one confirmed at surgery and autopsy and the other… 
1989
1989
Malignant pleural mesothelioma in the southwestern part of The Netherlands.
This report is the result of an analysis of the medical records of 124 patients presenting with a malignant pleural mesothelioma… 
1988
1988
Malignant pleural mesothelioma among Swiss furniture workers. A new high-risk group.
Within the framework of a research project concerning occupational mortality, attention was drawn to a highly significant… 
1986
1986
A population-based case-control study of mesothelioma deaths among U.S. railroad workers.
We have completed a case-control analysis of mesothelioma deaths among current and retired U.S. railroad employees. Cause… 
1986
1986
The "missing cases" of pleural malignant mesothelioma in Minnesota, 1979-81: preliminary report.
Malignant mesothelioma is a sentinel neoplasm for population exposure to asbestiform fibers. Public health officials may be… 
1982
1982
Combined doxorubicin and radiation therapy in malignant pleural mesothelioma.
Ten patients with histologically confirmed inoperable malignant mesothelioma of the pleura were treated with doxorubicin and… 
1978
1978
Solitary (localized) pleural mesothelioma: A light- and electron‐microscopic study
ABSTRACTSix solitary (localized) pleural mesotheliomas were studied by light and electron microscopy. All the lesions were benign… 
Review
1978
Review
1978
Mesothelioma and asbestos in the Province of Quebec, 1969-1972.
All records of patients who died of mesothelioma in the Province of Quebec during the period 1969-1972 were collected and… 
1975
1975
The epidermiologic relationship between pleural mesothelioma and asbestos exposure.
This paper describes an investigation of 85 notifications of either probable or possible mesothelioma to the Finnish Cancer…