Priority 28 from the Mesothelioma PSP
| UNCERTAINTY: What is the best way to monitor patients with pleural plaques (e.g. CT scan) for development of mesothelioma? (JLA PSP Priority 28) | |
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| Overall ranking | 28 |
| JLA question ID | 0025/28 |
| Explanatory note | Not available for this PSP |
| Evidence | No systematic reviews or studies identified |
| Health Research Classification System category | Cancer |
| Extra information provided by this PSP | |
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| Original uncertainty examples | My gp said I couldn't have meso as I didn't have pleural plaques!!! ~ I would like to know why people identified with pleural plaque are not monitored by scanning for mesothelioma every few months ~ It took almost a year before diagnosis. When pleural plaques were found on the Xray, why was that not followed up? |
| Comparison | Diagnostics |
| Submitted by | Patient ~ Bereaved ~ Patient |
| Outcomes to be measured | Diagnosis |
| PSP information | |
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| PSP unique ID | 0025 |
| PSP name | Mesothelioma |
| Total number of uncertainties identified by this PSP. | 53 (To see a full list of all uncertainties identified, please see the detailed spreadsheet held on the JLA website) |
| Date of priority setting workshop | 16 December 2014 |