Surgical management of malignant pleural mesothelioma: an update of clinical evidence

Christopher Cao; Zakir Akhunji; Ben Fu; Chloe Wilcox; Elan Novis; David H. Tian; Tristan D. Yan

doi:10.1053/j.semtcvs.2015.02.007

Surgical management of malignant pleural mesothelioma: an update of clinical evidence

Christopher Cao^*, Zakir Akhunji, Ben Fu, Chloe Wilcox, Elan Novis, David H. Tian, Tristan D. Yan

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To investigate the surgical management of malignant pleural mesothelioma, 2 randomized controlled trials have been completed. We discuss the findings from these trials and the current evidence of various surgical techniques to treat this challenging disease.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	6-8
Number of pages	3
Journal	Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume	27
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1053/j.semtcvs.2015.02.007
Publication status	Published - 1 Feb 2015

Keywords

malignant pleural mesothelioma
pleurectomy
pleurodesis
randomized controlled trial

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