Soil can affect human health in several ways leading either to specific diseases or to more
general ill health. Some illnesses are caused by people's eating soil (geophagia), or by their …

Malignant mesothelioma (MM) is a relatively rare but devastating tumor that is increasing
worldwide. Yet, because of difficulties in early diagnosis and resistance to conventional …

Exposure to erionite, an asbestos-like mineral, causes unprecedented rates of malignant
mesothelioma (MM) mortality in some Turkish villages. Erionite deposits are present in at …

Objective: To investigate the computed tomography (CT) features of malignant pleural
mesothelioma (MPM) cases, comparing them to those in other malignant and benign pleural …

Background: Mesothelioma is a notoriously chemotherapy-resistant neoplasm, as is evident
in the dismal overall survival for patients with those of asbestos-associated disease. We …

Purpose To investigate the use of diffusion-weighted (DW) imaging for differentiating benign
lesions from malignant pleural disease (MPD) and to retrospectively assess dynamic …

The vast majority of pleural neoplasms invade the pleura secondarily and can be seen in
patients with bronchogenic carcinoma, breast cancer, lymphoma, and ovarian or gastric …

Background: Inhabitants of the southeast of Turkey (ST) have been exposed since childhood
to inhalation of asbestos, from a material containing tremolite, used for whitewashing. This …

Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is an aggressive tumor that arises from the pleura
and frequently extends to adjacent structures. MPM cells produce and respond to many …

Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a rare malignant neoplasm that typically affects
individuals occupationally exposed to asbestos through a variety of industries. The patients …