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MESOTHELIOMA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A form of carcinoma of the mesothelium lining lungs or abdomen or heart; usually associated with exposure to asbestos dust

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("mesothelioma" is a kind of...):

carcinoma (any malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue; one of the four major types of cancer)

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 Context examples: 

A rare malignant mesothelioma that arises from the pericardium.

(Pericardial Malignant Mesothelioma, NCI Thesaurus)

Exposure to asbestos particles in the air increases the risk of developing malignant mesothelioma.

(Mesothelioma, NCI Dictionary)

Rare cases of transformation to malignant mesothelioma have also been described.

(Multicystic Mesothelioma, NCI Thesaurus)

Histologic variants include biphasic, epithelioid, sarcomatoid, and desmoplastic mesothelioma.

(Diffuse Malignant Mesothelioma, NCI Thesaurus)

Mesothelin is overexpressed on all mesotheliomas as well as many ovarian and pancreatic cancers while minimally expressed on normal tissue.

(Anti-mesothelin Antibody-Drug Conjugate BAY 94-9343, NCI Thesaurus)

Representative examples of malignant neoplasms include primary peritoneal carcinoma, metastatic carcinoma to the peritoneum, and malignant mesothelioma.

(Peritoneal Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

A drug used alone or with another drug to treat certain types of non-small cell lung cancer and malignant pleural mesothelioma.

(Alimta, NCI Dictionary)

A localized or multifocal mesothelioma arising from the peritoneum.

(Peritoneal Well Differentiated Papillary Mesothelioma, NCI Thesaurus)

A malignant mesothelioma extensively involving the pericardium. — 2003

(Advanced Pericardial Malignant Mesothelioma, NCI Thesaurus)

The antibody is useful in the detection of adenocarcinomas, mesotheliomas, and certain squamous epithelia-derived carcinomas.

(Cytokeratin-8 Staining Method, NCI Thesaurus)