"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,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mesothelioma" by people in Profiles.
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Malignancies involving the pericardium. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2000 Apr; 12(2):119-29.
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Pleural mesotheliomas have an integrin profile distinct from visceral carcinomas. Hum Pathol. 1997 Jan; 28(1):84-90.
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Malignant pleural mesothelioma. Extrapleural pneumonectomy and pleurectomy. Chest Surg Clin N Am. 1994 Feb; 4(1):113-26.
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Immunohistochemical analysis of pulmonary and pleural neoplasms with monoclonal antibodies B72.3 and CSLEX-1. Virchows Arch B Cell Pathol Incl Mol Pathol. 1990; 58(6):427-33.
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Malignant mesotheliomas. Improved differential diagnosis from lung adenocarcinomas using monoclonal antibodies 44-3A6 and 624A12. Am J Pathol. 1986 Jun; 123(3):497-507.