"Pleural Neoplasms" 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.
Neoplasms of the thin serous membrane that envelopes the lungs and lines the thoracic cavity. Pleural neoplasms are exceedingly rare and are usually not diagnosed until they are advanced because in the early stages they produce no symptoms.
| Descriptor ID |
D010997
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.588.894.797.640 C08.528.694 C08.785.640
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| Concept/Terms |
Pleural Neoplasms- Pleural Neoplasms
- Neoplasms, Pleural
- Neoplasm, Pleural
- Pleural Neoplasm
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pleural Neoplasms" by people in Profiles.
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Disease mapping of zero-excessive mesothelioma data in Flanders. Ann Epidemiol. 2017 Jan; 27(1):59-66.e3.
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A case report on the diagnosis of a rare pleural tumor with endobronchial ultrasound: breaking new boundaries. Medicine (Baltimore). 2015 Mar; 94(10):e561.
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Sorafenib inhibits ERK1/2 and MCL-1(L) phosphorylation levels resulting in caspase-independent cell death in malignant pleural mesothelioma. Cancer Biol Ther. 2009 Dec; 8(24):2406-16.
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Mesothelioma: new concepts in diagnosis and management. Curr Opin Pulm Med. 2000 Mar; 6(2):157-63.
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Survival with combined modality therapy after intracerebral recurrence of pleuropulmonary blastoma. Med Pediatr Oncol. 1998 Jan; 30(1):63-6.
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Fine-needle aspiration cytology of pleuropulmonary blastoma: case report and review of the literature. Diagn Cytopathol. 1997 Apr; 16(4):336-40.