 Pleural Neoplasms
"Pleural Neoplasms" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Neoplasms of the thin serous membrane that envelopes the lungs and lines the thoracic cavity. Pleural neoplasms are exceedingly rare and are usually not diagnosed until they are advanced because in the early stages they produce no symptoms.
| Descriptor ID |
D010997
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.588.894.797.640 C08.528.694 C08.785.640
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| Concept/Terms |
Pleural Neoplasms- Pleural Neoplasms
- Neoplasms, Pleural
- Neoplasm, Pleural
- Pleural Neoplasm
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1981 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1997 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pleural Neoplasms" by people in Profiles.
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Long KB, Butrynski JE, Blank SD, Ebrahim KS, Dressel DM, Heinrich MC, Corless CL, Hornick JL. Primary extragastrointestinal stromal tumor of the pleura: report of a unique case with genetic confirmation. Am J Surg Pathol. 2010 Jun; 34(6):907-12.
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Renshaw AA, Nappi D, Swanson S, Sugarbaker DJ. Effusion cytology after extrapleural pneumonectomy for treatment of malignant mesothelioma. Am J Clin Pathol. 1997 Feb; 107(2):206-10.
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Renshaw AA, Dean BR, Antman KH, Sugarbaker DJ, Cibas ES. The role of cytologic evaluation of pleural fluid in the diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma. Chest. 1997 Jan; 111(1):106-9.
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Renshaw AA, Nappi D, Cibas ES. Cytology of metastatic adenocarcinoma of the prostate in pleural effusions. Diagn Cytopathol. 1996 Aug; 15(2):103-7.
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Ostrow S, Van Echo D, Whitacre M, Aisner J, Simon R, Wiernik PH. Physiologic response and toxicity in patients undergoing whole-body hyperthermia for the treatment of cancer. Cancer Treat Rep. 1981 Mar-Apr; 65(3-4):323-5.
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