40 results for “Reaction Department”, page 1 of 2
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Medical study · Medical research · 2017
Mesothelioid reaction following talc pleurodesis: a case report
…Such a mesothelioid reaction can clinically and radiographically mimic malignant mesothelioma. We conclude that Talc pleurodesis played a causative role in this patient developing an intense mesothelioid reaction. A mesothelioid reaction should be included in the…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2007
Can serum inflammatory parameters estimate outcome of pleurodesis in mesothelioma?
…be desirable. This study was aimed to investigate whether systemic inflammatory reaction induced by insuflation of talc into the pleura can predict the outcome of pleurodesis. A total of 58 consecutive patients (26 men, 32 women…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · November 11, 2020 · in the opinion
Olson v. Brenntag N. Am., Inc. (2020)
…present. And Ms. Olson's strong and immediate reaction to hearing about a possible connection between talcum powder and cancer suggests otherwise. The First Department decisions J&J cites are not to the contrary. In Sosna…
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Court case · Montana Workers' Comp. Court · May 5, 2014 · in the opinion
Baeth v. Liberty NW Ins. Corp. (2014)
…usually ten years, from the time of exposure to the time of evaluation; and (3) evidence of structural changes caused by a reaction to the asbestos fibers.\[40\] ¶ 31 Dr. Black further explained that getting an…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · March 22, 2012 · in the opinion
Feinberg v. Colgate-Palmolive Co. (2012)
…term use. Plaintiffs suffered severe neurological reactions from taking the generic form of the drug and brought state tort claims against the manufacturers of metoclopramide for failing to adequately warn them of such danger. The basis…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1984
Pulmonary granulomatous reaction: talc pneumoconiosis or chronic sarcoidosis?
A chronic pulmonary granulomatous reaction was associated with an almost identical clinical picture in two patients exposed to talc. In both patients lung biopsy showed the deposition of talc particles and a heavy granulomatous reaction. At…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1948
Morbidity and Mortality in Talc Granuloma: Report of a Fatal Case
This 1948 article reported one fatal case of talc granuloma, a reaction to talcum powder used on surgical gloves and rubber drains. The patient, a woman, was first operated on in December 1942, at age 36…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1970
Pulmonary talc granulomatosis. A complication of drug abuse
…who had injected methylphenidate (Ritalin) tablets into their veins. Granulomatosis here means small clusters of inflammatory cells forming in the lungs in reaction to talc particles. The authors explained that talc is used as a filler…
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Court case · Arizona Supreme Court · November 19, 1982
Nelson v. Industrial Com'n of Arizona (1982)
…The court found that Mrs. Nelson had a meritorious excuse. Doctors and neighbors described an abnormal grief reaction that impaired her understanding, and the delay did not prejudice the carriers. It set aside the award and…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2014
Positive FDG-PET/CT of the pleura twenty years after talc pleurodesis: three cases of benign talcoma
…This inflammatory reaction could decrease with time, as in other inflammatory processes. Since talc is not metabolized by the body, the FDG-PET scan can remain positive, most likely because of a foreign-body granulomatous reaction…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1967
Tissue response to intraperitoneal asbestos with preliminary report of acute toxicity of heart-treated asbestos in mice
…plaques and invasive granulomas, while none of 12 talc mice did. The authors described the reaction as histologically similar to mesothelioma but obtained no morphologic evidence of actual malignancy. In a second experiment, asbestos heated to…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1974
Antemortem diagnosis in two cases of malignant peritoneal mesothelioma
…the abdomen. A biopsy taken by peritoneoscopy, a scope inserted into the abdomen, was read as consistent with mesothelioma or an inflammatory reaction. The Armed Forces Institute of Pathology then confirmed mesothelioma. He died, and autopsy…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2010
Pleural granuloma mimicking malignancy 42 years after slurry talc injection for primary spontaneous pneumothorax
…malignant cells or asbestos fibers. Keyhole surgery was converted to open surgery and the pleura was removed. The pathologist diagnosed chronic granulomatous pleuritis caused by a foreign body reaction, likely talc. Only on detailed questioning did…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1965
Talco-silicosis in a rubber worker
…golden-brown asbestos bodies, and the lymph nodes held crystals presumed to be silica. The authors judged the lesions typical of a reaction to impure talc, with features of both silicosis and asbestosis. He had worked…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2020
Unusually favorable outcome of 6 consecutive patients with diffuse malignant peritoneal mesothelioma treated with repeated doses of intraperitoneal paclitaxel. A case series
…died of disease 15 years after treatment. Three of the 6 had a grade III/IV adverse event: an inverted and then infected port, an intense allergic reaction, and a small bowel perforation. In 5 patients…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2017
Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma and Crohn disease
Mesothelial reaction simulating peritoneal diffuse malignant mesothelioma (MM) has been reported in the setting of Crohn ileitis. To our knowledge, peritoneal MM arising in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has not been reported. The purpose…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1990
Mesothelial proliferation due to asbestos and man-made fibres. Experimental studies on rat omentum
…in rats has proven to be an appropriate method controlling fibrogenicity and carcinogenicity of asbestos fibres and other fibrous dusts. We analyzed the reaction patterns of mesothelial cover layer to different natural mineral fibres (crocidolite, chrysotile…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2012
A comparison of epidermal growth factor receptor expression in malignant peritoneal and pleural mesothelioma
…MM) specimens were subjected to IHC staining and FISH to evaluate the expression of EGFR protein and gene status. Overall positive IHC reaction was detected in 20/38 (53%) cases, in 11/22 (50%) pleural MM…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2004
The pathology associated with therapeutic procedures in malignant mesothelioma
…biphasic pattern to the neoplasm. In more chronic cases, paucicellular fibrosis with a foreign body giant cell reaction is noted. The talc is polarizable and deposited in linear fashion within the tumour. In 2/28 (7…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2009
Survey and biological insights of pemetrexed-related therapeutic improvement in mesothelioma: The Nancy Centre of Biological Resources' Mesothelioma Cohort
…France (1989-2007). Blood or paired tumoral and normal samples were collected from the last 210 French patients to study the TCII single nucleotide polymorphisms at the codon 259 (quantitative polymerase chain reaction). Results were compared…