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encyclopedia of Rare Disease Annotation for Precision Medicine




Disease mesothelioma
Symptom C0032227|pleural effusion
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PubMedID- 24361865 Identification of soluble biomarkers of malignant mesothelioma in pleural effusions might complement the morphological examination and shorten the time needed to reach a conclusive diagnosis.
PubMedID- 25503183 Mesothelin in serum and pleural effusion in the diagnosis of malignant pleural mesothelioma with non-positive cytology.
PubMedID- 24615665 pleural effusion cytology of asbestos-associated malignant mesothelioma and lung carcinoma in the diagnosis of occupational diseases by the statutory accident insurance funds.
PubMedID- 21356356 Using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, we showed that the c-c motif chemokine 2 (ccl2) concentration was significantly higher in pleural effusions from patients with mesothelioma (n = 61) than in subjects with adca (n = 25) or with benign pleural effusions (n = 15): median (interquartile range) = 2.99 ng/ml (1.76 to 6.01) vs 0.99 ng/ml (0.51 to 1.83) and 1.47 ng/ml (0.80 to 1.56), respectively, p < 0.0001.
PubMedID- 23983174 Small orangiophilic squamous-like cells: an underrecognized and useful morphological feature for the diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma in pleural effusion cytology.
PubMedID- 22973528 The patient had a history of asbestos exposure in the distant past, and, as a result, the family requested an autopsy to determine whether mesothelioma was the cause of the hemorrhagic pleural effusion.autopsy showed the body of a well-developed, emaciated adult white male weighing 110 lb and 67.5 inches tall (bmi = 17.0 kg/m2).
PubMedID- 24991993 Imaging findings from a case of pleural low-grade fibromyxoid sarcoma similar to mesothelioma with pleural effusion.
PubMedID- 24942631 Interpretation: vat-pp is not recommended to improve overall survival in patients with pleural effusion due to malignant pleural mesothelioma, and talc pleurodesis might be preferable considering the fewer complications and shorter hospital stay associated with this treatment.

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