Pleural plaques
Pleural Plaques and the Risk of Pleural Mesothelioma
... of pleural plaques detected on CT scan by thoracic radiol- ogy experts, and a rigorous procedure for certifying mesothelioma incident cases, with certification of certain mesothelioma for 14 of the 17 ...
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Pleural plaques related to "take-home" exposure to asbestos: An international case series
... ed pleural plaques consistent with asbestos exposure (Figure ...calcified pleural plaques involving the diaphragm and extending to the mid-thoracic lung that had been seen on chest X-ray, and ...
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Modelling prevalence and incidence of fibrosis and pleural plaques in asbestos-exposed populations for screening and follow-up: a cross-sectional study
... However, some limits of our study have to be discussed. First, the population used in this study is not representa- tive of the general population as only asbestos-exposed volunteers were included. We included subjects ...
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Pleural plaques in lung cancer screening by low-dose computed tomography: prevalence, association with lung cancer and mortality
... with pleural plaques showed higher risk of lung cancer mortality com- pared to the remainder ...with pleural plaques were diagnosed with ad- vanced stage lung ...of pleural pla- ques in ...
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Do asbestos-related pleural plaques on HRCT scans cause restrictive impairment in the absence of pulmonary fibrosis?
... of pleural plaques to lung function impairment, the group of subjects with pleural plaques was further analysed according to the absence (‘isolated pleural plaques’ group) or ...
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Keywords: lung cancer; pleural plaques; asbestos; CT scan; screening
... on pleural mesothelioma, we had access to information concerning free medical care by National Insurance health system for lung cancer or occupational disease compensation for lung cancer in the study population, ...
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Pleural plaques and asbestosis: dose and time response relationships based on HRCT data
... both pleural plaques and asbestosis is associated with time since first exposure (TSFE) to asbestos, intensity level, duration or cumula- tive exposure to asbestos depending on the studies [1–4], but these ...
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Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma: Case Report of fatal hemorrhagic pleural effusion
... reveal pleural effusion, with 60% of the effusions on the right ...hemithorax. Pleural plaques with varied radiographic features may be evident in both the affected and the contralateral ...revealed ...
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Migrating pleural plaque in a patient with asbestos induced pleural disease: a case report
... In our surveillance program of formerly highly asbes- tos exposed employees with a diagnosis of non- malignant asbestos related disease of lung or pleura are invited for medical examinations annually or every other year. ...
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Cytopathology of Pleural Mesotheliomas
... the pleural cavity than in the peritoneal cavity, and it rarely occurs in the pericardium and tunica ...of pleural mesothelioma varies among the populations ...
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Malignant pleural effusions
... or pleural catheter, talc slurry may be as effective as direct insufflation of talc powder via thoracoscopy ...the pleural fluid, the slurry (4–6 g of talc in a solution of 100 cc saline with or without ...
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Insights on Pleural Effusion
... medicines. Pleural effusion occurs when fluid collects between the parietal and visceral ...the pleural space can cause pleural ...for pleural effusion include empyema, abnormal capillary ...
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MALIGNANT PLEURAL MESOTHELIOMA
... malignant pleural mesothelioma who were treated with EPP followed by hemithoracic radiation therapy (median dose: 54 Gy, range: 45-54 Gy) at MSKCC between 1990 and ...malignant pleural mesothelioma who ...
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Pleural Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma
... of pleural EHE from a diffuse pleural carcinomatosis or mesothelioma should be given careful considera- tion due to their similar radiologic ...for pleural primitive tumors in order to exclude ...
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Myelomatous Pleural Effusion
... and pleural biopsy if ...the pleural fluid which was positive for ...myelomatous pleural effusion has never been reported in Iran and this is the first case of multiple myeloma presenting with ...
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pleural mesothelioma. 3
... for Pleural Mesothelioma: FG-S (Coordinator), N Le Stang, A de Quillacq, AGSI, PR, and SD; Registries managers: P Arveux, A Buemi, PA, PB, M Colonna, P Czernichow, A Danzon, J Faivre, B Lapotre-Ledoux, M F Le ...
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Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
... emission tomography-computed tomography does not accurately stage intrathoracic disease of patients undergoing trimodality therapy for malignant pleural mesothelioma. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2010;58:215- 219. ...
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Research Article Pleural Fluid Mesothelin as an Adjunct to the Diagnosis of Pleural Malignant Mesothelioma
... Pleural effusions may arise in various clinical settings and identifying the cause of any effusion is important for deter- mining subsequent treatment. The cause of an effusion can usually be established based ...
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Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
... Pretreatment evaluation for patients diagnosed with MPM is performed to stage patients and assess whether they are candidates for surgery. This evalua- tion includes chest and abdominal CT with contrast and ...
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Comparative utility of pleural biopsy, cytology and biochemical analysis in the diagnosis of pleural effusion
... the pleural fluid in the various groups of effusions were ...the pleural fluid ADA values were significantly higher in tuberculous effusions ...of pleural effusion.. Using 40 IU/L as the cut off ...
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