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[Malignant pleural mesothelioma: 2013 state of the art].
Bulletin du cancer - 1 Dec 2013
Campbell Karine, Brosseau Solenn, Reviron-Rabec Lucie, Bergot Emmanuel, Lechapt Emmanuèle, Levallet Guénaëlle, Zalcman Gérard
Abstract excerpt
Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a bad-prognosis cancer raising difficult issues according to diagnosis. Reliable histological diagnosis indeed requires large-sized pathological samples obtained by thoracoscopy, and need diagnosis certification by the MESOPATH national expert pathological committee. MPM epidemiology shows a rising incidence among females, whereas an incidence plateau has been reached for...
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