Is the Deciduoid Variant of Pleural Mesothelioma Significant?
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A Rare Form of Mesothelioma: Malignant Pleural Deciduoid Mesothelioma
Mesothelioma usually develops in elder male patients that are exposed to asbestos. Deciduoid mesothelioma is a rare variant of epithelioid mesothelioma and has a poorer prognosis than epithelioid mesothelioma. As this subtype was seen in the peritoneum of young females and its relation with asbestos was not definite, these lesions were formerly thought to be stimulated by endogenous hormones. I...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Thoracic Oncology
سال: 2020
ISSN: 1556-0864
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2020.02.031