Clinical-pathological characteristics and prognostic factors for malignant peritoneal mesothelioma in the elderly

Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma (MPM) is a rare disease characterized by atypical symptoms, difficult diagnosis, variable course and poor prognosis, and it develops mainly in elderly individuals. The authors aimed to identify the clinical-pathological characteristics, prognosis, and prognostic fac...

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Veröffentlicht in:	BMC gastroenterology 2022-06, Vol.22 (1), p.292-292, Article 292
Hauptverfasser:	Pan, Dan, Wang, Mengyao, Liu, Wencheng, Li, Yan, Sang, Lixuan, Chang, Bing
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Age Aged patients Analysis Cancer Cancer therapies Cancer-specific survival Care and treatment Chemotherapy Diagnosis Elderly patients Epidemiology Females Gastric cancer Gastroenterology Histology Males Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma Medical prognosis Mesothelioma Metastases Metastasis Methods Pathological features Patient outcomes Patients Peritoneum Prognosis Prognostic factors Radiation therapy Rare diseases Risk factors Surgery Survival Tumors
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Zusammenfassung:	Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma (MPM) is a rare disease characterized by atypical symptoms, difficult diagnosis, variable course and poor prognosis, and it develops mainly in elderly individuals. The authors aimed to identify the clinical-pathological characteristics, prognosis, and prognostic factors in elderly MPM patients. From the National Cancer Institute Surveillance Epidemiology End Results (SEER) database, 1492 patients with MPM from 1975 to 2016 were selected and divided into the elderly group (≥ 65) and the adult group (
ISSN:	1471-230X 1471-230X
DOI:	10.1186/s12876-022-02361-3