Treatment of Malignant Mesothelioma: Extrapleural Pneumonectomy with Intraoperative Chemotherapy
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Extrapleural pneumonectomy in malignant pleural mesothelioma.
Standard treatment for malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) has not been proved yet. However, it has been recognized that extrapleural pneumonectomy (EPP) is a treatment of choice for epithelial MPM when combined with adjuvant therapies though EPP may frequently cause fetal complications. We report 5 cases of MPM with EPP, including 1 with good prognosis. Sixteen patients with MPM were admitted...
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عنوان ژورنال: Operative Techniques in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1522-2942
DOI: 10.1053/j.optechstcvs.2006.02.001