TY  - JOUR
AU  - Falaschi, Fabio
AU  - Romei, Chiara
AU  - Fiorini, Sara
AU  - Lucchi, Marco
PY  - 2017
TI  - Imaging of malignant pleural mesothelioma: it is possible a  screening or early diagnosis program?—a systematic review  about the use of screening programs in a population of asbestos  exposed workers
JF  - Journal of Thoracic Disease; Vol 10, Supplement 2 (January 30, 2018): Journal of Thoracic Disease (Present and Future of the Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma)
Y2  - 2017
KW  - 
N2  - Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) in an uncommon neoplasia with high mortality rate, mostly related to professional asbestos exposure. Clinical manifestations are not specific so that diagnosis is performed at advanced stage and screening protocols are not feasible now. On the other hand, asbestosexposed workers have a high incidence of developing lung cancer. Low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) is a volumetric acquisition technique with high spatial resolution and a low dose exposure; it is used in many trials to detect lung tumours at an early stage in screening protocols, reducing mortality rate in smoker subjects. In recent papers, the possibly role of lung cancer screening was evaluated and recommended also in subjects exposed to asbestos. This article summarizes previous and present clinical trials validated for lung cancer screening, to discuss the possibility of early diagnosis or screening programs in a population of asbestos exposed workers by LDCT.
UR  - https://jtd.amegroups.org/article/view/18101