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Abstract
A type of mesothelioma with a tendency to metastasize. Most tumors originate from either the PLEURA or PERITONEUM, tumors may also originate in the PERICARDIUM or testicular tissue. It is associated with ASBESTOS exposure. Somatic mutations identified in WT1, BCL10, CDKN2A, NF2, and BAP1 genes are associated with the malignancy. OMIM: 156240.
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- Mesothelioma, Malignant
- Malignant Mesotheliomas
- Mesotheliomas, Malignant
- Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
- Mesothelioma, Malignant Pleural
- Malignant Pleural Mesotheliomas
- Mesotheliomas, Malignant Pleural
- Pleural Mesothelioma, Malignant
- Pleural Mesotheliomas, Malignant
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, blood supply, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, secondary, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.
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2021
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- Lung Neoplasms (2013-2020)
- Mesothelioma (2013-2020)
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- National Library of Medicine. Malignant Mesothelioma. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000086002. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000086002
- Malignant Mesothelioma. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107699713