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Malignant mesothelioma of the pleura with desmoplastic histology: a case series and literature review

BACKGROUND: Desmoplastic malignant pleural mesothelioma (DMM) is rare histological subtype of diffuse malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM), accounting for 5–10 % of cases. It has a poor prognosis, with direct invasion of the chest wall or lungs and distant metastases. Its pathological characteristic...

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Autores principales: Hashimoto, Kana, Okuma, Yusuke, Hosomi, Yukio, Hishima, Tsunekazu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5012075/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27599565
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12885-016-2745-8