This book series cover a variety of topics in respiratory diseases, with each volume providing an overview of the current state of knowledge, recent discoveries and future prospects for each disease. In each chapter the editors pose critical questions, which are often unresolved clinical issues. These are then discussed by the authors, providing insights and suggestions as to which developments need to be addressed. The series offers new information, which will inspire innovative ideas to further develop respiratory medicine.This collection of monographs is aimed at benefiting patients across the globe suffering from respiratory disease.
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Mesothelioma is an infrequent, aggressive malignant tumor that develops in the mesothelial cell layer of the pleural and peritoneal cavities, as well as the pericardium and the tunica vaginalis testis. Its global incidence has steadily risen along with widespread exposure of individuals to asbestos throughout the twentieth century. Those who have a history of asbestos exposure perceive worries about being high-risk group of developing fatal mesothelioma in future. Exposure to asbestos is a well-known cause of mesothelioma; however, there are many difficulties in understanding mesothelial cell carcinogenesis seen in patients exposed to no known or quite low-dose environmental exposure. A small number of mesothelioma patients with familial aggregation are associated with constitutional germ line BAP1 mutation, who also develop other tumors such as melanoma and clear cell renal carcinoma. Recent marked progress in basic and clinical researches on this neoplasm elucidates some crucial evidence relating to molecular pathogenesis and perspectives on potential therapeutic approaches leading to promising treatment.
This book is designed to provide a state-of-the-art overview of the most recent scientific researches on mesothelioma, encompassing epidemiology, pathology, genetics, carcinogenesis, imaging, and treatment, together into a single publication. Mesothelioma is a complex scientific tumor and remains a public health issue; therefore, this book also has a significant impact on medicolegal aspects of this disease. All the authors are world-renowned experts in their field and present updates of their research on mesothelioma. We hope that the contents of this book will encourage the readers not only to learn more about these topics but to digest the rapid growth of knowledge of scientific mesothelioma research and multidisciplinary treatment approach. This book is aimed to be used by respiratory physicians, pathologists, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, surgical oncologists, and cancer researchers, as well as by residents and fellows in training.
We, chapter editors, are grateful to all of the authors who took time from their incredibly quite busy schedules, especially in the situation of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in 2020, to contribute to this book. Finally, we are indebted to Ms. Chihiro Haraguchi and Ms. Saki Kasai, talented Springer publishing staff, for supporting the editing of this book.