| Autor: |
Fukuyama Yasuro, Ushijima Chie, Okamoto Tatsuro, Yamaguchi Masafumi, Yoshino Ichiro, Ichinose Yukito, Maehara Yoshihiko |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2004 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
World Journal of Surgical Oncology, Vol 2, Iss 1, p 11 (2004) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1477-7819 |
| DOI: |
10.1186/1477-7819-2-11 |
| Popis: |
Abstract Background Malignant pleural mesothelioma is a rare malignancy. The outcome remains poor despite complete surgical resection. Patients and methods Eleven patients with histologicaly proven epithelial type malignant pleural mesothelioma undergoing extrapleural pneumonectomy with systemic chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy before and after surgical resection were retrospectively reviewed. Results Ten out of 11 patients underwent complete surgical resection, of these 7 patients had stage I disease. Of these 7 patients, 5 are alive without any recurrence, a 2-year survival rate of 80% was observed in this group. There was no operative mortality or morbidity. Conclusion Extrapleural pneumonectomy with perioperative adjuvant treatment is safe and effective procedure for epithelial type malignant pleural mesothelioma. |
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