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Pleural Neoplasms

Known as: Pleural Tumor, Tumor of the Pleura, pleura tumors 
Neoplasms of the thin serous membrane that envelopes the lungs and lines the thoracic cavity. Pleural neoplasms are exceedingly rare and are usually… 
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Benign Pleural NeoplasmMalignant tumor of pleuraMetastatic Malignant Neoplasm in the Pleura
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Respiratory Tract Neoplasms

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Review
2009
Review
2009
Solitary fibrous tumors of the pleura: results of surgical treatment and long-term prognosis.
Review
2005
Review
2005
Diagnostic value of CYFRA 21-1, CEA, CA 19-9, CA 15-3, and CA 125 assays in pleural effusions: analysis of 116 cases and review of the literature.
Levels of tumor markers in pleural effusions may help to establish the diagnosis of pleural malignancy, but the precise… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Calretinin expression in human normal and neoplastic tissues: a tissue microarray analysis on 5233 tissue samples.
Calretinin is a calcium-binding protein expressed in different normal and neoplastic tissues. Early studies suggested that… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Pyothorax-Associated Lymphoma: A Peculiar Clinicopathologic Entity Derived From B Cells at Late Stage of Differentiation and With Occasional Aberrant Dual B- and T-Cell Phenotype
We report 12 European cases of pyothorax-associated lymphomas occurring 30–67 years following artificial pneumothorax for… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
18-FDG positron emission tomography in the evaluation of malignant pleural diseases - a pilot study.
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma. A clinicopathologic study of 141 cases compared with 916 nonmediastinal large B-cell lymphomas, a GELA ("Groupe d'Etude des Lymphomes de l'Adulte") study.
Among non-Hodgkin's lymphomas, primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma (PMLCL) has been considered a separate entity that has… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Primer of Diagnostic Imaging
1. Chest Imaging Imaging anatomy Infection AIDS Neoplasm Chronic lung disease Inhalational lung disease Airway disease Lung… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Survival and talc pleurodesis in metastatic pleural carcinoma, revisited. Report of 125 cases.
STUDY OBJECTIVE To find out whether patients with different types of metastatic pleural carcinomas have significant differences… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Search for a cardiac nociceptor: stimulation by bradykinin of sympathetic afferent nerve endings in the heart of the cat.
1. We have examined the effect of bradykinin on impulse traffic in sympathetic afferent fibres from the heart, great vessels and… 
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Efficacy of pleural needle biopsy and pleural fluid cytopathology in the diagnosis of malignant neoplasm involving the pleura.
A comparison was made of the efficacy of pleural needle biopsy and pleural-fluid cytopathology in the diagnosis of pleural tumor… 
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