Surgical Management of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma Journal Article
| Authors: | Yanagawa, J.; Rusch, V. |
| Article Title: | Surgical Management of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma |
| Abstract: | The uniquely diffuse nature of malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) makes it difficult to diagnose, stage, and treat. In addition, it is a relatively uncommon disease, making adequate prospective trials difficult to perform and leading to several controversies regarding the best management of MPM. Perhaps the greatest area of dispute is whether extrapleural pneumonectomy or pleurectomy/decortication is the most appropriate curative operation for patients who are physiologically candidates for both. Although median survival remains poor, important strides have been made in the treatment of MPM, mainly in the form of multimodality therapeutic regimens. © 2013 Elsevier Inc. |
| Keywords: | extrapleural pneumonectomy; pleurectomy/decortication; malignant pleural mesothelioma; multimodality therapy; asbestos |
| Journal Title: | Thoracic Surgery Clinics |
| Volume: | 23 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| ISSN: | 1547-4127 |
| Publisher: | W.B. Saunders Co-Elsevier Inc. |
| Date Published: | 2013-02-01 |
| Start Page: | 73 |
| End Page: | 87 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2012.10.002 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
| PUBMED: | 23206719 |
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| Notes: | --- - "Export Date: 2 January 2013" - "CODEN: TSCHC" - "Source: Scopus" |
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