mesothelioma
Let an agent explain mesothelioma and its link to asbestos, relay classification, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis from oncology guidelines in general terms with attribution, describe the subtypes and stages the registry aliases name, and distinguish mesothelioma from lung cancer and pleural metastases, routing patients to clinicians and legal questions to qualified advisers.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain mesothelioma and its link to asbestos, relay classification, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis from oncology guidelines in general terms with attribution, describe the subtypes and stages the registry aliases name, and distinguish mesothelioma from lung cancer and pleural metastases, routing patients to clinicians and legal questions to qualified advisers.
A rare aggressive cancer of the mesothelium, the lining of the lungs, abdomen, heart or testes, most often malignant pleural mesothelioma, strongly linked to asbestos exposure decades earlier, classified by cell type as epithelioid, sarcomatoid or biphasic with rare variants such as desmoplastic and lymphohistiocytoid, staged from early to advanced and recurrent disease; it is a notifiable and compensable occupational disease in many countries. The model gives general information and routes people to clinicians.
What it is for: Not applicable; a disease.
It can be explain the disease; relay diagnosis and treatment; route to clinicians and advisers; distinguish related conditions.
Distinguishing features
Mesothelial origin
Asbestos related
Long latency
Occupational disease
What it looks like
Not a visible object; a tumour of the pleura or other lining.
Physical character
asbestos link: about 80 percent of cases note
latency: 20-50 years
median survival: about 12-21 months - varies by type and treatment
incidence: about 30000 cases per year - worldwide, estimates
How it is recognised
Cancer of the mesothelium
Malignant pleural mesothelioma, biphasic, desmoplastic, lymphohistiocytoid, advanced and recurrent disease
Lung cancer arises in the lung; pleural metastases come from other cancers
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
is a kind of - in registry terms
is caused by - in most cases
is contrasted with - which arises in lung tissue
In practice
Families and kinds
pleural mesothelioma
peritoneal mesothelioma
pericardial and testicular mesothelioma
epithelioid, sarcomatoid and biphasic types
rare variants such as desmoplastic and lymphohistiocytoid
advanced and recurrent disease
Identifiers
ICD-10 C45 mesothelioma
MeSH D008654 Mesothelioma
Standards and regulation
Asbestos bans and occupational exposure limits
Occupational disease compensation schemes
Oncology guidelines such as ESMO and NCCN
Failure modes and hazards
Agents giving personal medical or legal advice
Late diagnosis
Registry aliases mixing subtypes and stages
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What mesothelioma is.
Clinical.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What is mesothelioma, and how does it differ from lung cancer and pleural metastases? definition
- Is the user describing personal symptoms, a diagnosis or a compensation claim, which need clinicians or qualified advisers? boundary
Types
Types.
Types
Types.
- What are pleural, peritoneal, epithelioid, sarcomatoid, biphasic, desmoplastic and lymphohistiocytoid mesothelioma? definition
- Which entry fits the specific type? action
Cause Cause and prevention.
Regulation.
Asbestos
Asbestos.
Asbestos
Asbestos.
- How does asbestos cause mesothelioma, and which exposures carry risk? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Prevention
Prevention and law.
Prevention
Prevention.
- How do bans, exposure limits and compensation schemes address the disease? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Care Diagnosis and treatment.
Clinical.
Diagnosis
Diagnosis and staging.
Diagnosis
Diagnosis.
- How is mesothelioma diagnosed and staged, as guidelines describe? provenance
- Which entry fits pleural biopsy? action
Treatment
Treatment.
Treatment
Treatment.
- What are surgery, chemotherapy, immunotherapy and palliative options, in general terms? provenance
- Which entry fits the specific treatment? action
Context Epidemiology and support.
Context.
Epidemiology
Epidemiology.
Epidemiology
Epidemiology.
- How does incidence vary by country and over time with asbestos use? provenance
- Which entry fits occupational disease? action
Support
Support.
Support
Support.
- What patient support and research organisations exist? provenance
- Which entry fits cancer support organisations? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should pleural mesothelioma and the histological subtypes be separate primary entries?
- How should oncology and occupational health sources be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming subtypes and stages; should they be split off?