Investigators have uncovered a new genetic cause of mesothelioma: a genetic rearrangement in the ALK gene, observed in three patients with peritoneal mesothelioma. Unlike previously known causes, this ...
Mesothelioma is an aggressive tumor with a poor prognosis. Histological diagnosis of mesothelioma using limited tissue samples can be challenging. Carbonic anhydrase IX (CAIX) is a transmembrane ...
(a) Hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) stain (100×) on a needle biopsy specimen showing clusters of epithelioid tumor cells in a fibrotic stroma. (b) Corresponding area to (a) with positive nuclear and ...
Separating benign from malignant mesotheliomas can determine patient prognosis but may be a complicated process. Several markers for mesothelioma, which have been developed over the past decade, can ...
Nearly one in five patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) at a Barcelona hospital contracted COVID-19 during the pandemic. In addition, those patients suffered a 75% mortality rate, ...
Start-up US biotech company tackling rare diseases presents three case studies in France LILLE, France--(BUSINESS WIRE)--RS Oncology is bringing exciting new science to patients who will have the best ...