mesothelioma/edema

A 70-year-old female with hypoglycemia was admitted to our hospital for progressive dyspnea. In chest X-ray film, a mass occupied two thirds of the left hemi-thorax followed by the right shift of the mediastinum. Thoracotomy revealed that a huge tumor grew from the left upper lobe and the diaphragm

We report the devastating complication of constrictive pericarditis after multimodality therapy including left extrapleural pneumonectomy for malignant pleural mesothelioma. The patient presented with progressive dyspnea, ascites, and peripheral edema 6 months after receiving adjuvant radiotherapy.

Twenty-five patients with histologically proven malignant mesothelioma participated in a trial of imatinib mesylate (Glivec) with a starting dose of 400 mg per day taken orally, up to a maximal dose of 800 mg. No responses were observed in the patient group, while three patients showed prolonged (>6

Paraneoplastic manifestations in malignant pleural mesothelioma are rare. We report a case of malignant pleural mesothelioma associated with minimal change disease (MCD). A 58-year-old man with occupational exposure to asbestos presented with severe peripheral edema, heavy proteinuria, and acute

A 57-year-old man presented with shortness of breath and ankle edema. Constrictive pericarditis with an unexplained mass surrounding the heart was diagnosed by ultrasound. Accordingly, F-FDG PET/CT was performed. Multiple PET-positive noduli and irregular tissue were located in the pericardium, with

BACKGROUND The current study was conducted to assess the activity and toxicity of high-dose ifosfamide and mesna with recombinant human granulocyte-colony-stimulating factor (rhG-CSF), given in an outpatient setting, in the treatment of patients with unresectable malignant

A 70-year-old former shipyard worker presented with dyspnea and edema of the upper thorax suggesting the diagnosis of superior vena cava syndrome. Further evaluation revealed mesothelioma with both epithelial and spindled histologic patterns. The extensive mesothelioma had invaded the adventitia of

A 65-year-old Italian physician affected by Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) was hospitalized due to progressive abdominal enlargement, which had begun 6 months before admission. Physical examination revealed ascites and bilateral leg edema. Abdominal CT scan showed ascitic fluid and extensive

Primary malignant pericardial mesothelioma is an extremely rare tumor. One of the largest autopsy series gave an incidence of primary pericardial tumors of 0.0022%, of which mesothelioma is the most common type. A male predominance of the disease has been described, and the majority of cases occur

OBJECTIVE This study aimed to evaluate the perioperative and long-term outcomes associated with extrapleural pneumonectomy for patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma. METHODS From October 1994 to April 2008, 70 patients were selected for extrapleural pneumonectomy. Univariate analysis was

BACKGROUND Malignant pleural mesothelioma is an uncommon malignancy that rarely metastasizes to the central nervous system and even less frequently occurs as a solitary lesion. METHODS We present a 71-year-old white female, nonsmoker, with no occupational exposure to asbestos. She presented with a

The peritoneal mesothelioma is a rare pathology with unspecific symptoms reason to be a difficult diagnosis. We report a case of a 58 year old man with diabetes mellitus type 2, arterial hypertension and smoking; without precedent of asbestos exposure. The patient presented a one month history

Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is the aggressive disease typically spreading along the pleural surface and encasing the lung, leading to respiratory failure or cachexia. Rare cases with atypical clinical manifestation or presentation have been reported in MPM. We experienced a unique case of

Primary malignant pericardial mesothelioma is an exceptionally rare tumor, and making an antemortem diagnosis of this disease is notoriously difficult. We herein report the case of a 61-year-old woman with pericardial mesothelioma who presented with shortness of breath and peripheral edema of the

A 68-year-old woman presented with abdominal pain, weight loss, and vomiting. Enhanced computed tomography (CT) showed slightly increased density in the mesentery and edema of the third portion of the duodenum and proximal jejunum. Little ascites, but no primary lesion, lymph node metastases, or