Diseases of Pleura

Jelena Stoj¿i¿

ISBN 10: 1789853850 / ISBN 13: 9781789853858

Edité par Intechopen Mär 2020, 2020

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Neuware -Pleural diseases are usually accompanied by pulmonary or nonpulmonary (heart, kidney, thyroid, systemic) diseases. Rarely, pleural diseases are solitary lesions. Pleural effusions are frequent manifestations of pleural diseases. Their treatment depends on the cause of effusion. Tuberculous and nontuberculous inflammation of pleura cause effusion as well as benign and malignant tumors. Talc treatment is one of the modalities of therapy for pleural effusions. Asbestosis is still the leading cause of pleural tumors. A solitary fibrous tumor of pleura is a mesenchymal tumor with various morphological patterns but with a consistent immunophenotype. A high proliferative index requires frequent follow-up because of possibe relapse and mandatory oncological treatment. A pleural malignant mesothelioma is aggressive and is the most frequent tumor of mesothelial origin. This book provides readers with a better understanding of pleural diseases, their etiology, diagnosis, and therapyBooks on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 92 pp. Englisch.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Diseases of Pleura
• Éditeur: Intechopen Mär 2020
• Date de parution: 2020
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1789853850
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781789853858
• Reliure: Buch
• État de l'article: Neu
• Dimensions: 266 L x 185 H x 11 P (en millimètres) 266 millimètres de largeur par 185 millimètres de hauteur par 11 millimètres de profondeur
• Poids: 422 grammes

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Pleural diseases are usually accompanied by pulmonary or nonpulmonary (heart, kidney, thyroid, systemic) diseases. Rarely, pleural diseases are solitary lesions. Pleural effusions are frequent manifestations of pleural diseases. Their treatment depends on the cause of effusion. Tuberculous and nontuberculous inflammation of pleura cause effusion as well as benign and malignant tumors. Talc treatment is one of the modalities of therapy for pleural effusions. Asbestosis is still the leading cause of pleural tumors. A solitary fibrous tumor of pleura is a mesenchymal tumor with various morphological patterns but with a consistent immunophenotype. A high proliferative index requires frequent follow-up because of possibe relapse and mandatory oncological treatment. A pleural malignant mesothelioma is aggressive and is the most frequent tumor of mesothelial origin. This book provides readers with a better understanding of pleural diseases, their etiology, diagnosis, and therapy