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... > Neoplasms > Neoplasms by Histologic Type > Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial > Adenoma > Mesothelioma > Mesothelioma, Malignant
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Respiratory Tract Diseases > Lung Diseases > Lung Neoplasms > Mesothelioma, Malignant
Respiratory Tract Diseases > Respiratory Tract Neoplasms > Lung Neoplasms > Mesothelioma, Malignant
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Respiratory Tract Diseases > Pleural Diseases > Pleural Neoplasms > Mesothelioma, Malignant
Respiratory Tract Diseases > Respiratory Tract Neoplasms > Pleural Neoplasms > Mesothelioma, Malignant
... > Neoplasms > Neoplasms by Site > Thoracic Neoplasms > Respiratory Tract Neoplasms > Pleural Neoplasms > Mesothelioma, Malignant

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Mesothelioma, Malignant  

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Entry terms

  • Malignant Mesothelioma

Scope note

  • A type of mesothelioma with a tendency to metastasize. Most tumors originate from either the PLEURA or PERITONEUM, tumors may also originate in the PERICARDIUM or testicular tissue. It is associated with ASBESTOS exposure. Somatic mutations identified in WT1, BCL10, CDKN2A, NF2, and BAP1 genes are associated with the malignancy. OMIM: 156240.

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  • 2021

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000086002

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