Long term survival after trimodal therapy in malignant pleural mesothelioma
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Long term survival after trimodal therapy in malignant pleural mesothelioma.
PRINCIPLES Trimodal therapy results in long term survival in a small fraction of patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma, particularly in patients having epithelial histology, R0-resection and no nodal involvement. This study analyses the outcome after trimodal therapy including extrapleural pneumonectomy. METHODS From 2000 to 2005 41 patients with histologically verified malignant pleur...
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عنوان ژورنال: Swiss Medical Weekly
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1424-7860,1424-3997
DOI: 10.4414/smw.2012.13686