Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma is a cancer that starts in the lining of the abdomen and develops 20-50 years after asbestos exposure. This rare cancer makes up roughly 10-15% of all mesothelioma ...

Pathology reported a well-differentiated peritoneal mesothelioma with positive immunohistochemistry for ACTH. Conclusions: Although most cases of ectopic secretion of ACTH derive from rapidly ...

At Sokolove Law, we’ve recovered over $5.2 Billion for thousands of mesothelioma patients and their families nationwide. Let us get you the results you deserve. Peritoneal mesothelioma develops in the ...

This mixed methods study aims to explore variability in the care pathway of people with peritoneal mesothelioma, and to explore the patient experience of the care pathway. This project is being ...

ASCO Guidelines provide recommendations with comprehensive review and analyses of the relevant literature for each recommendation, following the guideline development process as outlined in the ASCO ...

During a scheduled surgery to remove what appeared to be a benign tumor, doctors uncovered peritoneal mesothelioma, an aggressive and rare form of cancer affecting the abdominal lining.

Mesothelioma is a cancer that develops in the thin tissue that lines some internal organs. It most frequently develops in the pleura, the tissue lining the chest cavity and lungs. It can also form ...

Peritoneal washing (abdominopelvic washing) is a procedure used to diagnose whether certain types of cancer are present in the peritoneal cavity—the space between the membranes that line the abdomen.

Pathology is the precise study of the causes and consequences of a disease. The two major components of pathology are anatomical studies of structure and function at levels ranging from the whole ...

Radioactive gold has found its greatest success and widest application, however, in the attempt to eliminate the intractable formation of fluid in the pleural and peritoneal cavities in ...

Asbestos mining on an industrial scale started at the end of the 1800s, with the development of mesothelioma in exposed miners first reported 50 years later (Wagner et al., 1960). The use of asbestos ...