Extrapleural pneumonectomy, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy in the treatment of diffuse malignant pleural mesothelioma

Malignant pleural mesothelioma has been considered a uniformly fatal disease associated with a median survival of 4 to 18 months. Extrapleural pneumonectomy alone has proved disappointing in the treatment of this disease, as have chemotherapy and radiotherapy. From 1980 to 1990, 31 patients with ple...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 1991-07, Vol.102 (1), p.10-15
Hauptverfasser:	Sugarbaker, DJ, Heher, EC, Lee, TH, Couper, G, Mentzer, S, Corson, JM, Collins, JJ, Jr, Shemin, R, Pugatch, R, Weissman, L
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols - therapeutic use Combined Modality Therapy Diaphragm - surgery Female Humans Male Mesothelioma - drug therapy Mesothelioma - mortality Mesothelioma - radiotherapy Mesothelioma - surgery Middle Aged Pericardium - surgery Pleura - surgery Pleural Neoplasms - drug therapy Pleural Neoplasms - mortality Pleural Neoplasms - radiotherapy Pleural Neoplasms - surgery Pneumonectomy - methods Postoperative Complications Survival Rate
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