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ArticleThoracic cancer2020

Interleukin-5-producing malignant pleural mesothelioma with eosinophilic pleural effusion.

Eiji Takeuchi, Naoki Takahashi, Shun Morizumi, Hiroyuki Tamiya, Hisashi Matsuoka, Naoto Kuroda, Kenji Yorita

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Article in Thoracic cancer, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Eiji TakeuchiDepartment of Clinical Investigation, National Hospital Organization Kochi Hospital, Kochi, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-1541-9747
Naoki TakahashiDepartment of Respiratory Medicine and Rheumatology, Tokushima University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima, Japan.
Shun MorizumiDepartment of Internal Medicine, Japan Agricultural Cooperatives Kochi Hospital, Nankoku, Japan.
Hiroyuki TamiyaRespiratory Medicine of Tokushima Prefectural Miyoshi Hospital, Miyoshi, Japan.
Hisashi MatsuokaDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Japanese Red Cross Kochi Hospital, Kochi, Japan.
Naoto KurodaDepartment of Diagnostic Pathology, Konan Medical Center, Kobe, Japan.
Kenji YoritaDepartment of Diagnostic Pathology, Japanese Red Cross Kochi Hospital, Kochi, Japan.
Japanese Red Cross Kochi Hospital · JPKochi Medical School Hospital · JPKonan University · JPNational Hospital Organization Kochi National Hospital · JPTokushima Prefectural Central Hospital · JPTokushima University · JP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Malignant tumors are often associated with eosinophilic pleural effusion. Here, we encountered a case of interleukin-5 (IL-5)-producing malignant pleural mesothelioma with eosinophilic pleural effusion. The patient was a 50-year-old male. He had a history of a cough for several weeks and had visited a local doctor. Left pleural effusion was noted, and the patient was referred to our hospital. He was diagnosed with malignant pleural mesothelioma by pleural biopsy, with eosinophilic pleural effusion. IL-5 in the pleural effusion increased, and tumor cells were IL-5-positive by immunostaining. There have been few reports of IL-5-producing tumors, and this is the first report of IL-5-producing malignant pleural mesothelioma. Host-tumor cell interactions cause eosinophilic pleural effusion. In patients with eosinophilic pleural effusion, malignant pleural effusion should be considered. It is necessary to clarify the pathophysiology of malignant tumors and eosinophils.

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HumansInterleukin-5MaleMesothelioma, MalignantMiddle AgedPleural Effusion, MalignantIL5 protein, humanInterleukin-5Eosinophilic pleural effusionIL-5-producing tumorimmunostainingmalignant pleural mesothelioma

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PMID32894005
PMCPMC7529565
OpenAlexW3084159535

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