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Abstract
Neoplasms of the thin serous membrane that envelopes the lungs and lines the thoracic cavity. Pleural neoplasms are exceedingly rare and are usually not diagnosed until they are advanced because in the early stages they produce no symptoms.
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- Neoplasms, Pleural
- Neoplasm, Pleural
- Pleural Neoplasm
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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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References
- National Library of Medicine. Pleural Neoplasms. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010997. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010997
- Pleural Neoplasms. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q56014471