Pleural mesothelioma is a type of cancer that develops in the lung’s outer linings – the pleura. Your mesothelium is a large covering of tissue that protects a number of your body’s organs in both your abdominal cavity and your chest cavity. Your pleura is the two-layered membrane surrounding your lungs. The inner layer of [...]
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Mesothelioma Lawyers are Quite Valuable
Posted by admin on August 20th, 2011
Diagnosis of mesothelioma can change the entire life of patients and their families in a moment. A cure for mesothelioma has not yet been discovered. What causes development of this aggressive cancer? Medical personnel and mesothelioma lawyers frequently point to asbestos exposure. More than 70 percent of mesothelioma cases occur within patients who have had [...]
Immunohistochemical Analysis and Mesothelioma Disease
Posted by admin on August 20th, 2011
Another interesting study is called, “Utility of D2-40, a novel mesothelial marker, in the diagnosis of malignant Mesothelioma” by Albert Y Chu, Leslie A Litzky, Theresa L Pasha, Geza Acs and Paul J Zhang – Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA – Modern Pathology (2005) 18, [...]
