"Mesothelioma" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A tumor derived from mesothelial tissue (peritoneum, pleura, pericardium). It appears as broad sheets of cells, with some regions containing spindle-shaped, sarcoma-like cells and other regions showing adenomatous patterns. Pleural mesotheliomas have been linked to exposure to asbestos. (Dorland, 27th ed)
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D008654
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.557.470.035.510 C04.557.470.660.510
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 27 | 3 | 30 |
| 2018 | 21 | 0 | 21 |
| 2019 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mesothelioma" by people in Profiles.
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Incidental connection: Cancer and caregiving during COVID-19. Fam Syst Health. 2021 03; 39(1):165-166.
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Cancer in the time of COVID-19: expert opinion on how to adapt current practice. Eur Respir J. 2020 05; 55(5).
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Biomarkers for malignant pleural mesothelioma: a meta-analysis. Carcinogenesis. 2019 Nov 25; 40(11):1320-1331.
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Unexpected pleural finding after a fall. Lancet Oncol. 2019 10; 20(10):e606.
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Meningeal metastasis of a malignant peritoneal mesothelioma: A case report and literature review. Cancer Biol Ther. 2019; 20(12):1409-1415.
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2-Deoxy-glucose Enhances the Effect of Cisplatin and Pemetrexed in Reducing Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma Cell Proliferation But Not Spheroid Growth. Anticancer Res. 2019 Jul; 39(7):3809-3814.
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Pathologic Considerations and Standardization in Mesothelioma Clinical Trials. J Thorac Oncol. 2019 10; 14(10):1704-1717.
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Risk of mesothelioma after cessation of asbestos exposure: a systematic review and meta-regression. Int Arch Occup Environ Health. 2019 10; 92(7):949-957.
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Diagnostic value of soluble mesothelin-related peptides in pleural effusion for malignant pleural mesothelioma: An updated meta-analysis. Medicine (Baltimore). 2019 Apr; 98(14):e14979.
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Pretreatment Controlling Nutritional Status Score and Lactate Dehydrogenase as Predictive Markers of Survival in Patients with Malignant Peritoneal Mesothelioma. Nutr Cancer. 2018 Nov-Dec; 70(8):1264-1274.