"Neoplasms, Mesothelial" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Neoplasms composed of tissue of the mesothelium, the layer of flat cells, derived from the mesoderm, which lines the body cavity of the embryo. In the adult it forms the simple squamous epithelium which covers all true serous membranes (peritoneum, pericardium, pleura). The concept does not refer to neoplasms located in these organs. (From Dorland, 27th ed)
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D018301
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.557.470.660
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| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Neoplasms, Mesothelial" by people in Profiles.
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Endobronchial ultrasound guided transbronchial needle aspirate from subcarinal lymph node: Mesothelial lesion, a diagnostic dilemma. Cytopathology. 2018 10; 29(5):486-488.