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Pleural cancer

MedGen UID:
56307
•Concept ID:
C0153494
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: CA - Cancer of pleura; Cancer of pleura; Cancer of Pleura; cancer of pleura; Cancer of the Pleura; cancer of the pleura; Malignant Neoplasm of Pleura; malignant neoplasm of pleura; Malignant Neoplasm of the Pleura; malignant neoplasm of the pleura; malignant pleura neoplasm; Malignant Pleural Neoplasm; malignant pleural neoplasm; Malignant Pleural Tumor; malignant pleural tumor; malignant pleural tumour; Malignant tumor of pleura; Malignant Tumor of Pleura; malignant tumor of pleura; Malignant Tumor of the Pleura; malignant tumor of the pleura; malignant tumour of pleura; malignant tumour of the pleura; pleura cancer; Pleural Cancer; pleural cancer
SNOMED CT: Cancer of pleura (363433009); CA - Cancer of pleura (363433009); Malignant tumor of pleura (363433009)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0006294

Definition

A primary or metastatic malignant neoplasm affecting the pleura. A representative example of primary malignant pleural neoplasm is the malignant pleural mesothelioma. A representative example of metastatic malignant neoplasm to the pleura is metastatic carcinoma that has spread to the pleura from another anatomic site. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPleural cancer

Professional guidelines

PubMed

A critical review of the 2020 EPA risk assessment for chrysotile and its many shortcomings.
Paustenbach D, Brew D, Ligas S, Heywood J
Crit Rev Toxicol 2021 Jul;51(6):509-539. Epub 2021 Oct 15 doi: 10.1080/10408444.2021.1968337. PMID: 34651555
Subtypes of stage IV ovarian cancer; response to treatment and patterns of disease recurrence.
Jamieson A, Sykes P, Eva L, Bergzoll C, Simcock B
Gynecol Oncol 2017 Aug;146(2):273-278. Epub 2017 May 23 doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2017.05.023. PMID: 28549816
Mesothelioma: path to multimodality treatment.
Su S
Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009 Summer;21(2):125-31. doi: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2009.07.006. PMID: 19822284

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Cancer mortality after low dose exposure to ionising radiation in workers in France, the United Kingdom, and the United States (INWORKS): cohort study.
Richardson DB, Leuraud K, Laurier D, Gillies M, Haylock R, Kelly-Reif K, Bertke S, Daniels RD, Thierry-Chef I, Moissonnier M, Kesminiene A, Schubauer-Berigan MK
BMJ 2023 Aug 16;382:e074520. doi: 10.1136/bmj-2022-074520. PMID: 37586731Free PMC Article
Cancer risk in oil refinery workers: a pooled mortality study in Italy.
Bonzini M, Grillo P, Consonni D, Cacace R, Ancona C, Forastiere F, Cocco PL, Satta G, Boldori L, Carugno M, Pesatori CA
Med Lav 2019 Feb 22;110(1):3-10. doi: 10.23749/mdl.v110i1.7842. PMID: 30794243Free PMC Article
Mortality in a cohort of asbestos-exposed workers undergoing health surveillance.
Barbiero F, Zanin T, Pisa FE, Casetta A, Rosolen V, Giangreco M, Negro C, Bovenzi M, Barbone F
Med Lav 2018 Feb 6;109(2):83-86. doi: 10.23749/mdl.v109i2.5865. PMID: 29701625Free PMC Article
Role of stopping exposure and recent exposure to asbestos in the risk of mesothelioma.
La Vecchia C, Boffetta P
Eur J Cancer Prev 2012 May;21(3):227-30. doi: 10.1097/CEJ.0b013e32834dbc56. PMID: 22314851
Work-related cancer in the Nordic countries.
Andersen A, Barlow L, Engeland A, Kjaerheim K, Lynge E, Pukkala E
Scand J Work Environ Health 1999;25 Suppl 2:1-116. PMID: 10507118

Diagnosis

Pleural cancer antigen-125 levels in benign and malignant pleural effusions.
Choi WI, Qama D, Lee MY, Kwon KY
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2013 May;17(5):693-7. doi: 10.5588/ijtld.12.0635. PMID: 23575338
Mesothelioma: path to multimodality treatment.
Su S
Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009 Summer;21(2):125-31. doi: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2009.07.006. PMID: 19822284
Pleural mesothelioma in New Caledonia: an acute environmental concern.
Baumann F, Rougier Y, Ambrosi JP, Robineau BP
Cancer Detect Prev 2007;31(1):70-6. Epub 2007 Feb 23 doi: 10.1016/j.cdp.2006.10.009. PMID: 17321072
Work-related cancer in the Nordic countries.
Andersen A, Barlow L, Engeland A, Kjaerheim K, Lynge E, Pukkala E
Scand J Work Environ Health 1999;25 Suppl 2:1-116. PMID: 10507118
Diagnostic thoracoscopy.
Boutin C, Astoul P
Clin Chest Med 1998 Jun;19(2):295-309. doi: 10.1016/s0272-5231(05)70078-2. PMID: 9646982

Therapy

Cancer mortality after low dose exposure to ionising radiation in workers in France, the United Kingdom, and the United States (INWORKS): cohort study.
Richardson DB, Leuraud K, Laurier D, Gillies M, Haylock R, Kelly-Reif K, Bertke S, Daniels RD, Thierry-Chef I, Moissonnier M, Kesminiene A, Schubauer-Berigan MK
BMJ 2023 Aug 16;382:e074520. doi: 10.1136/bmj-2022-074520. PMID: 37586731Free PMC Article
Mortality in a cohort of asbestos-exposed workers undergoing health surveillance.
Barbiero F, Zanin T, Pisa FE, Casetta A, Rosolen V, Giangreco M, Negro C, Bovenzi M, Barbone F
Med Lav 2018 Feb 6;109(2):83-86. doi: 10.23749/mdl.v109i2.5865. PMID: 29701625Free PMC Article
Sugars in diet and risk of cancer in the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study.
Tasevska N, Jiao L, Cross AJ, Kipnis V, Subar AF, Hollenbeck A, Schatzkin A, Potischman N
Int J Cancer 2012 Jan 1;130(1):159-69. Epub 2011 May 25 doi: 10.1002/ijc.25990. PMID: 21328345Free PMC Article
Cancer risk associated with pulp and paper mills: a review of occupational and community epidemiology.
Soskolne CL, Sieswerda LE
Chronic Dis Can 2010;29(Suppl 2):86-100. PMID: 21199601
Work-related cancer in the Nordic countries.
Andersen A, Barlow L, Engeland A, Kjaerheim K, Lynge E, Pukkala E
Scand J Work Environ Health 1999;25 Suppl 2:1-116. PMID: 10507118

Prognosis

Cancer risk in oil refinery workers: a pooled mortality study in Italy.
Bonzini M, Grillo P, Consonni D, Cacace R, Ancona C, Forastiere F, Cocco PL, Satta G, Boldori L, Carugno M, Pesatori CA
Med Lav 2019 Feb 22;110(1):3-10. doi: 10.23749/mdl.v110i1.7842. PMID: 30794243Free PMC Article
Mortality in a cohort of asbestos-exposed workers undergoing health surveillance.
Barbiero F, Zanin T, Pisa FE, Casetta A, Rosolen V, Giangreco M, Negro C, Bovenzi M, Barbone F
Med Lav 2018 Feb 6;109(2):83-86. doi: 10.23749/mdl.v109i2.5865. PMID: 29701625Free PMC Article
Work-related cancer in the Nordic countries.
Andersen A, Barlow L, Engeland A, Kjaerheim K, Lynge E, Pukkala E
Scand J Work Environ Health 1999;25 Suppl 2:1-116. PMID: 10507118
Trends in cancer incidence and mortality in Scotland: description and possible explanations.
Swerdlow AJ, dos Santos Silva I, Reid A, Qiao Z, Brewster DH, Arrundale J
Br J Cancer 1998;77 Suppl 3(Suppl 3):1-54. doi: 10.1038/bjc.1998.424. PMID: 9665378Free PMC Article
Diagnostic thoracoscopy.
Boutin C, Astoul P
Clin Chest Med 1998 Jun;19(2):295-309. doi: 10.1016/s0272-5231(05)70078-2. PMID: 9646982

Clinical prediction guides

A critical review of the 2020 EPA risk assessment for chrysotile and its many shortcomings.
Paustenbach D, Brew D, Ligas S, Heywood J
Crit Rev Toxicol 2021 Jul;51(6):509-539. Epub 2021 Oct 15 doi: 10.1080/10408444.2021.1968337. PMID: 34651555
Cancer risk in oil refinery workers: a pooled mortality study in Italy.
Bonzini M, Grillo P, Consonni D, Cacace R, Ancona C, Forastiere F, Cocco PL, Satta G, Boldori L, Carugno M, Pesatori CA
Med Lav 2019 Feb 22;110(1):3-10. doi: 10.23749/mdl.v110i1.7842. PMID: 30794243Free PMC Article
Mortality in a cohort of asbestos-exposed workers undergoing health surveillance.
Barbiero F, Zanin T, Pisa FE, Casetta A, Rosolen V, Giangreco M, Negro C, Bovenzi M, Barbone F
Med Lav 2018 Feb 6;109(2):83-86. doi: 10.23749/mdl.v109i2.5865. PMID: 29701625Free PMC Article
Sugars in diet and risk of cancer in the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study.
Tasevska N, Jiao L, Cross AJ, Kipnis V, Subar AF, Hollenbeck A, Schatzkin A, Potischman N
Int J Cancer 2012 Jan 1;130(1):159-69. Epub 2011 May 25 doi: 10.1002/ijc.25990. PMID: 21328345Free PMC Article
Work-related cancer in the Nordic countries.
Andersen A, Barlow L, Engeland A, Kjaerheim K, Lynge E, Pukkala E
Scand J Work Environ Health 1999;25 Suppl 2:1-116. PMID: 10507118

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