Diffuse malignant mesothelioma of the peritoneum is a rare diagnosis. Despite many histopathologic similarities between peritoneal and pleural tumors, clinical and prognostic features may be quite ...

Merghoub, Wolchok, Rudin, Chow, and colleagues began exploring the role of macrophages in tumor immunosuppression after noticing that cancer patients with lesions in their pleural and peritoneal ...

During later stages of disease, MPM may extend into the pleural cavity, resulting in pleural effusion. 11 In patients presenting with pleural effusion, clinicians should investigate whether the ...

Mesothelioma is a rare but devastating disease that most commonly arises from the pleural and peritoneal membrane surfaces. 1 Although external drivers of mesothelioma are well established—namely ...

In peritoneal dialysis, fluid (dialysate) is instilled in the peritoneal cavity, ... through a hernia or other defect in the abdominal wall, or leakage into the pleural space may occur. ...

A chest radiograph showed a large right-sided pleural effusion with a mediastinal shift to the left . The possible diagnoses included pneumonia with ... Teitelbaum I. Patient characteristics ...

Progression-free and overall survival at one year were 61% and 85%, respectively. The treatment was well-tolerated, with the most common events being hypertension and anemia.