Another study is called, "Operation and intracavitary photodynamic therapy for malignant pleural mesothelioma: A phase II study" - The Annals of Thoracic SurgeryVolume 58, Issue 4, October 1994, Pages 995-998 – by Hiroshi Takita MD, Thomas S. Mang PhD, Gregory M. Loewen MD, Joseph G. Antkowiak MD, Derek Raghavan MD, PhD, James R. Grajek MBA and Thomas J. Dougherty PhD. Here is an excerpt: "Abstract - From April 1991 to May 1993,23 patients...more
CONCLUSIONS: Cervical mediastinoscopy is a valuable diagnostic procedure for patients with MPM who are considered candidates for surgical-based therapy. Results of CM are more reliable than those obtained by CT scanning. Our data confirm results of previous studies reporting that mediastinal lymph node involvement is a frequent event in MPM."Mesothelioma Cytoreductive Surgery and Intraperitoneal Hyperthermic Perfusion By: Montwrobleski77 ...more
Another interesting study is called, "Peritoneal cystic mesothelioma: A case series" - Piensero Scientifico, Roma, ITALIE (1911) (Revue) 2003, vol. 89, no1, pp. 31-35. Here is an excerpt: "Abstract - Background: Cystic peritoneal mesothelioma is a rare disease associated with a favorable short-term prognosis. Longer follow-up documenting a persistence of symptoms and a high rate of recurrence after debulking surgery along with an uncertain natural history prompt a re-valuation of prior treatment recommendations. No prior long-term clinical study of these patients is available. Methods: The experience with five cases of cystic peritoneal mesothelioma, four females and one male, are reviewed. All of these patients were treated with cytoreductive surgery with peritonectomy procedures and heated Intraoperative intraperitoneal chemotherapy. CT, pathology and current status were investigated in order to learn more about the natural history of this disease. Results: All patients were symptomatic from abdominal distention and three of the four complained of severe pain. Female patients complained of long periods of recurrent abdominal and pelvic pain poorly managed by oral analgesics....more
Another interesting study is called, "A randomised trial in malignant mesothelioma (M) of early (E) versus delayed (D) chemotherapy in symptomatically stable patients: the MED trial" by M. E. R. O'Brien, D. Watkins, C. Ryan, K. Priest, C. Corbishley, A. Norton, S. Ashley, N. Rowell and R. Sayer - Ann Oncol (February 2006) 17 (2): 270-275. ...more
Another interesting study is called, "Somatic genetic alterations in human malignant mesothelioma (review)." By Lee WC, Testa JR. - Department of Medical Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA 19111, USA. Int J Oncol. 1999 Jan;14(1):181-8. Here is an excerpt: "Abstract - A review of cytogenetic and molecular genetic findings in...more
Another interesting study is called, "Malignant Peritoneal Mesothelioma in Women: A Study of 75 Cases With Emphasis on Their Morphologic Spectrum and Differential Diagnosis" by Patricia M. Baker, MD; Philip B. Clement, MD; Robert H. Young, MD - From American Journal of Clinical Pathology. Here is an excerpt: "Abstract - Seventy-five malignant mesotheliomas of the peritoneum in women were reviewed to highlight their morphologic spectrum. The patients ranged from 17 to 92 (mean, 47.4) years of age. The clinical presentation was usually abdominal or pelvic pain, abdominal swelling (sometimes due to ascites), or a pelvic mass. On microscopic examination, the majority of the tumors had only an epithelial morphology, but 4 were biphasic and 1 was sarcomatoid. The most common epithelial patterns were tubular and papillary (which often coexisted), but 5 tumors were purely diffuse; 2 had cells with abundant glassy eosinophilic cytoplasm (so-called deciduoid mesothelioma). The cells in the tubular and papillary patterns were generally cuboidal with scant to moderate amounts of eosinophilic cytoplasm. Nuclear atypia was usually only mild, although a minority of cases had moderate or even,...more
Conclusions - In MPM, the combined modality approach using the Carboplatin/Gemcitabine combination as induction chemotherapy is feasible, with good results in terms of survival and morbidity. Our results are similar to those of other studies using a...more
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