Diagnosing malignant pleural mesothelioma - Editorial
Chest - September 1, 1998, by Alvin S. Teirstein
Exposure to asbestos causes important benign and malignant intrathoracic disease. Disabling, often fatal, pulmonary fibrosis was a recognized disease of insulation workers and asbestos miners in the early 1930s. Nieholson and colleagues[1] reported benign pleural thicken... (Read More)
Diagnosing malignant pleural mesothelioma - Editorial
Chest - September 1, 1998, by Alvin S. Teirstein
Definition
Mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer. In mesothelioma, malignant cells are found in the sac lining of the chest (the pleura) or the abdomen (the peritoneum). The majority of people with mesothelioma have a history of jobs that exposed them to asbestos, an insula... (Read More)
Metabolic imaging of malignant pleural mesothelioma with fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography
Chest - September 1, 1998, by Francois Benard,
Daniel Sterman,
Robin J. Smith,
Larry R. Kaiser,
Steven M. Albelda,
Abass Alavi
Background: The diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma is a challenging medical problem. CT often cannot differentiate between benign diffuse pleural thickening and malignant mesothelioma, while thoracentesis and CT-guided biopsies are insensitive. We have assessed the value o... (Read More)
Investigation of pleural effusion: An evaluation of the new Olympus LTF semiflexible thoracofiberscope and comparison with Abram's needle biopsy
Chest - July 1, 1998, by Alan N. McLean,
Stephen R. Bicknell,
LAwrence G. McAlpine,
Andrew J. Peacock
Study objectives: Recently, pulmonologists have performed thoracoscopy under local anesthesia using rigid thoracoscopes or flexible bronchoscopes. The latter allow greater access within the pleural cavity but are difficult to manipulate. The Olympus LTF semiflexible fiberop... (Read More)
Pseudomesotheliomatous adenocarcinoma of the lung in a patient with HIV infection
Chest - March 1, 1998, by Stephanie R. Schreiner,
Beth D. Kirkpatrick,
Frederic B. Askin
Clinical and pathologic findings are presented of the first reported case in the English-language medical literature of pseudomesotheliomatous adenocarcinoma (PMA) occurring in an HIV-infected patient. PMA is an uncommon variant of peripheral lung cancer which typically occ... (Read More)
Silica-induced pleural disease: an unusual case mimicking malignant mesothelioma
Chest - November 1, 1997, by E. Handon Zeren,
Thomas V. Colby,
Victor L. Roggli
A 57-year-old man with a history of exposure to silica for 32 years presented with pleural thickening of the lower lobe of the left lung and a chronic right-sided pleural effusion without any radiographic evidence of parenchymal nodules in either lung. Light microscopic exa... (Read More)
Solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura: a report of five cases diagnosed by transthoracic cutting needle biopsy
Chest - November 1, 1997, by Birgit Weynand,
Henri Noel,
Louis Goncette,
Philippe Noirhomme,
Philippe Collard
Five patients had a solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura; a well-known but rare entity. In all cases, biopsy by a transthoracic cutting needle (Tru-Cut; Travenol; Deerfield, IL) yielded specimens adequate for histologic analysis and gave the clue to the diagnosis. In four p... (Read More)
Innovative therapies for malignant pleural mesothelioma - Multimodality Therapy of Chest Malignancies - Update '96
Chest - October 1, 1997, by John R. Roberts
Therapy for malignant pleural mesothelioma is in a transitional stage. Recent trials of multimodality therapy for this disease suggest that selected patient subgroups may benefit from extensive treatment. This report discusses new approaches to the treatment of malignant... (Read More)
Multimodality therapy for malignant pleural mesothelioma - Multimodality Therapy of Chest Malignancies - Update '96
Chest - October 1, 1997, by David J. Sugarbaker,
Jose P. Garcia
Mesothelioma is a rare disease for which neither single modality nor bimodality therapy improves survival. For this reason, from 1980 to 1995, we used trimodality therapy in an attempt to improve survival in selected patients at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Dana-Farb... (Read More)
A woman with productive cough, dyspnea, and a past history of surgery for tuberculosis
Chest - October 1, 1997
A 73-year-old woman is referred for assessment of chronic cough, sputum production, dyspnea, and an abnormal chest roentgenogram. In 1939 while living in Mexico, she developed tuberculosis, treated initially with pneumothorax therapy and a surgical procedure. In 1943, fo... (Read More)
Public health concerns about lung cancer: a case report - Multimodality Therapy of Chest Malignancies - Update '96
Chest - October 1, 1997, by Lynda M. Cristiano
Lung cancer mortality rates in women have dramatically increased since 1950, and 1987, lung cancer surpassed breast cancer as the leading cause of cancer death among women in the United States. In women as in men, the lung cancer epidemic followed the widespread practice... (Read More)
Tumors of the anterior mediastinum - Primary Mediastinal Tumors, part 1 - review article
Chest - August 1, 1997, by Diane C. Strollo,
Melissa L. Rosado de Christenson,
James R. Jett
Primary anterior mediastinal neoplasms comprise a diverse group of tumors and account for 50% of all mediastinal masses. Thymomas are most common and can he locally invasive and associated with parathymic syndromes. Thymic carcinomas and thymic carcinoids are rare malign... (Read More)
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