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Mesothelioma

MedGen UID:
9975
Concept ID:
C0025500
Neoplastic Process
Synonym: Mesothelioma, somatic
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0005065

Definition

A usually malignant and aggressive neoplasm of the mesothelium which is often associated with exposure to asbestos. [from MONDO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVMesothelioma
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Professional guidelines

PubMed

Janes SM, Alrifai D, Fennell DA
N Engl J Med 2021 Sep 23;385(13):1207-1218. doi: 10.1056/NEJMra1912719. PMID: 34551230
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Curated

UK NICE Guideline NG12, Suspected cancer: recognition and referral, 2023

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Chun CP, Song LX, Zhang HP, Guo DD, Xu GX, Li Y, Xin X, Cao J, Li F
Am J Med Sci 2023 Jan;365(1):99-103. Epub 2022 Aug 6 doi: 10.1016/j.amjms.2022.07.008. PMID: 35940275
Dacic S
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Sinn K, Mosleh B, Hoda MA
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Scherpereel A, Lee YC
Curr Opin Pulm Med 2007 Jul;13(4):339-443. doi: 10.1097/MCP.0b013e32812144bb. PMID: 17534183
Robinson BW, Musk AW, Lake RA
Lancet 2005 Jul 30-Aug 5;366(9483):397-408. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)67025-0. PMID: 16054941

Diagnosis

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Arif Q, Husain AN
Arch Pathol Lab Med 2015 Aug;139(8):978-80. doi: 10.5858/arpa.2013-0381-RA. PMID: 26230591
Scherpereel A, Lee YC
Curr Opin Pulm Med 2007 Jul;13(4):339-443. doi: 10.1097/MCP.0b013e32812144bb. PMID: 17534183
Corson JM
Thorac Surg Clin 2004 Nov;14(4):447-60. doi: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2004.06.007. PMID: 15559051

Therapy

Deutsch JS, Cimino-Mathews A, Thompson E, Provencio M, Forde PM, Spicer J, Girard N, Wang D, Anders RA, Gabrielson E, Illei P, Jedrych J, Danilova L, Sunshine J, Kerr KM, Tran M, Bushong J, Cai J, Devas V, Neely J, Balli D, Cottrell TR, Baras AS, Taube JM
Nat Med 2024 Jan;30(1):218-228. Epub 2023 Oct 30 doi: 10.1038/s41591-023-02660-6. PMID: 37903504Free PMC Article
Sinn K, Mosleh B, Hoda MA
Curr Opin Oncol 2021 Jan;33(1):80-86. doi: 10.1097/CCO.0000000000000697. PMID: 33186182
Rominiyi O, Vanderlinden A, Clenton SJ, Bridgewater C, Al-Tamimi Y, Collis SJ
Br J Cancer 2021 Feb;124(4):697-709. Epub 2020 Nov 4 doi: 10.1038/s41416-020-01136-5. PMID: 33144698Free PMC Article
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Tsao AS
J Thorac Oncol 2012 Dec;7(16 Suppl 5):S399-400. doi: 10.1097/JTO.0b013e31826df254. PMID: 23160333

Prognosis

GBD 2019 Adolescent Young Adult Cancer Collaborators
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Curr Treat Options Oncol 2000 Oct;1(4):303-12. doi: 10.1007/s11864-000-0046-5. PMID: 12057156

Clinical prediction guides

Skok K, Hladnik G, Grm A, Crnjac A
Medicina (Kaunas) 2019 Aug 15;55(8) doi: 10.3390/medicina55080490. PMID: 31443309Free PMC Article
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Hendry S, Salgado R, Gevaert T, Russell PA, John T, Thapa B, Christie M, van de Vijver K, Estrada MV, Gonzalez-Ericsson PI, Sanders M, Solomon B, Solinas C, Van den Eynden GGGM, Allory Y, Preusser M, Hainfellner J, Pruneri G, Vingiani A, Demaria S, Symmans F, Nuciforo P, Comerma L, Thompson EA, Lakhani S, Kim SR, Schnitt S, Colpaert C, Sotiriou C, Scherer SJ, Ignatiadis M, Badve S, Pierce RH, Viale G, Sirtaine N, Penault-Llorca F, Sugie T, Fineberg S, Paik S, Srinivasan A, Richardson A, Wang Y, Chmielik E, Brock J, Johnson DB, Balko J, Wienert S, Bossuyt V, Michiels S, Ternes N, Burchardi N, Luen SJ, Savas P, Klauschen F, Watson PH, Nelson BH, Criscitiello C, O'Toole S, Larsimont D, de Wind R, Curigliano G, André F, Lacroix-Triki M, van de Vijver M, Rojo F, Floris G, Bedri S, Sparano J, Rimm D, Nielsen T, Kos Z, Hewitt S, Singh B, Farshid G, Loibl S, Allison KH, Tung N, Adams S, Willard-Gallo K, Horlings HM, Gandhi L, Moreira A, Hirsch F, Dieci MV, Urbanowicz M, Brcic I, Korski K, Gaire F, Koeppen H, Lo A, Giltnane J, Rebelatto MC, Steele KE, Zha J, Emancipator K, Juco JW, Denkert C, Reis-Filho J, Loi S, Fox SB
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Davidson B
Cytopathology 2011 Feb;22(1):5-21. Epub 2010 Nov 30 doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2303.2010.00829.x. PMID: 21114695

Recent systematic reviews

Kroeze SGC, Pavic M, Stellamans K, Lievens Y, Becherini C, Scorsetti M, Alongi F, Ricardi U, Jereczek-Fossa BA, Westhoff P, But-Hadzic J, Widder J, Geets X, Bral S, Lambrecht M, Billiet C, Sirak I, Ramella S, Giovanni Battista I, Benavente S, Zapatero A, Romero F, Zilli T, Khanfir K, Hemmatazad H, de Bari B, Klass DN, Adnan S, Peulen H, Salinas Ramos J, Strijbos M, Popat S, Ost P, Guckenberger M
Lancet Oncol 2023 Mar;24(3):e121-e132. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(22)00752-5. PMID: 36858728
Martinez-Zayas G, Molina S, Ost DE
Eur Respir Rev 2022 Dec 31;31(166) Epub 2022 Dec 21 doi: 10.1183/16000617.0053-2022. PMID: 36543349Free PMC Article
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