3-F. Pathology of Mesothelioma
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Introduction Mesothelioma is a peculiar type of malignancy, which is highly related to asbestos-exposure, because 80 to 90% of the patients with mesothelioma have a history of occupational and/or environmental exposure to asbestos. Also, it is known that mesothelioma is a highly aggressive malignancy, and average survival of the patients has been reported to be only 13 months. Effective treatments including chemotherapy and radiotherapy have not been established so far, therefore, we have to diagnose it at the earlier stage when the radical surgery including pleuro-pneumonectomy can be performed.
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