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"Mesothelioma is an aggressive malignant tumour of mesothelium and 90% of tumours arise from the pleura. There is a strong association with exposure to asbestos fibres.This article is about the pleural form of the disease, other locations include ¹⁷:"

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"Typically mesothelioma is a locally-aggressive disease and distant extranodal metastases are uncommon in life¹⁵. In a postmortem study of 318 patients, 55% patients were found to have extrathoracic metastases, the commonest sites being the liver (32%), spleen (11%), thyroid (7%) and brain (3%) ¹⁶."

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"T1: iso to slightly hyperintense cf. muscle ^4,6"

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"T2: iso to hyperintense cf. muscle ^4,6"

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"T1 C+ (Gd): enhancement usually present"

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"oncogenic simian virus 40 (SV40)"

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"BAP1 tumour predisposition syndrome"

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H1 Terminology
H1 Usage
H1 Epidemiology
H2 Risk factors
H2 Associations
H1 Clinical presentation
H2 Complications
H1 Diagnosis
H2 Diagnostic criteria
H2 Diagnostic clues
H1 Pathology
H2 Aetiology
H2 Location
H2 Classification
H2 Macroscopic appearance
H2 Microscopic appearance
H2 Immunophenotype
H2 Markers
H2 Genetics
H1 Radiographic features
H2 Plain radiograph
H2 Mammography
H2 Antenatal ultrasound
H2 Transoesophageal echocardiography
H2 Ultrasound
H2 CT
H3 Dual-energy CT
H2 Angiography (DSA)
H2 MRI
H2 CT/MRI
H2 Nuclear medicine
H3 PET-CT
H3 PET-MRI
H1 Radiology report
H1 Treatment and prognosis
H2 Complications
H1 History and etymology
H1 Differential diagnosis
H2 Clinical differential diagnosis
H1 Practical points
H1 See also

"Histology"

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"Mesothelioma is an uncommon entity and accounts for ~15% (range 5-28%) of all malignancies that involve the pleura ^1,7. In cases related to asbestos exposure, 60-80% occur in males and there may be regional hotspots related to local industries, e.g. the historic shipbuilding industry in Belfast, Northern Ireland. There is no convincing evidence for an association with tobacco smoking ⁶."

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"There are three histological types of mesothelioma:"

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"para-occupational exposure of household members of asbestos-exposed workers is documented ^14,20, with sources of asbestos exposure predominantly being mining, construction, lagging and machinery mechanics"

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"inhalational exposure occurs during mining, production and use and the mineral is highly toxic ²⁴"

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"Treatment continues to be challenging and the long-term survival is poor. Single modality treatment (surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, immunotherapy and even photodynamic therapy) have not been shown to improve survival ³. Multimodality treatment has had some impact on favourable subgroups (early disease, and epithelioid histology). Treatment includes:"

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"+/- pleural effusion; most commonly is unilateral and exudative or haemorrhagic in nature, with frozen hemithorax (not causing mediastinal shift)"

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"pleural fibrosis from infective/inflammatory source (e.g. actinomycetes, tuberculosis)"

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