GOECP/SEOR clinical guidelines on radiotherapy for malignant pleural mesothelioma

September 28, 2021

World Journal of Clinical Oncology 2021 August 24 [Link] Javier Luna, Andrea Bobo, Joaquín José Cabrera-Rodriguez, María Pagola, Margarita Martín-Martín, María Ángeles González Ruiz, Miguel Montijano, Aurora Rodríguez, Lira Pelari-Mici, Almudena Corbacho, Marta Moreno, Felipe Couñago Abstract Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a rare tumor with poor prognosis and rising incidence. Palliative care is common…

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GOECP/SEOR clinical guidelines on radiotherapy for malignant pleural mesothelioma

September 24, 2021

World Journal of Clinical Oncology 2021 August 24 [Link] Javier Luna, Andrea Bobo, Joaquín José Cabrera-Rodriguez, María Pagola, Margarita Martín-Martín, María Ángeles González Ruiz, Miguel Montijano, Aurora Rodríguez, Lira Pelari-Mici, Almudena Corbacho, Marta Moreno, Felipe Couñago Abstract Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a rare tumor with poor prognosis and rising incidence. Palliative care is common…

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Examining the impact of physical function performance in predicting patient outcomes after lung-sparing surgery for malignant pleural mesothelioma

September 10, 2021

Disability and Rehabilitation 2021 August 29 [Link] Simon Ho, Melissa Culligan, Joseph Friedberg, Olga Goloubeva, Victoria Marchese Abstract Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of physical function performance and pulmonary function on patient outcomes after lung-sparing surgery for malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM). Materials and methods: A retrospective review of 54…

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Dosimetric Comparison Between Helical Tomotherapy and Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy in Patients With Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma

September 9, 2021

Clinical Oncology 2021 August 12 [Link] T Müdder, G R Sarria, C Henkenberens, J Holz, S Garbe, F Röhner, S Stumpf, T Buchstab, F A Giordano, C Leitzen Abstract Aims: To carry out a dosimetric comparison and constraints feasibility proof of adjuvant radiotherapy through helical tomotherapy or volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) for malignant pleural…

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Neoadjuvant pemetrexed plus cisplatin followed by pleurectomy for malignant pleural mesothelioma

September 7, 2021

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2021 July 17 [Link] Seiki Hasegawa, Kohei Yokoi, Morihito Okada, Fumihiro Tanaka, Mototsugu Shimokawa, Takashi Daimon, Takashi Nakano Abstract Purpose: Despite becoming the preferred surgical technique for malignant pleural mesothelioma, pleurectomy/decortication has received few prospective clinical trials. Therefore, the Japan Mesothelioma Interest Group conducted a prospective multi-institutional study to…

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Cytoreductive Thoracic Surgery Combined with Hyperthermic Chemoperfusion for Pleural Malignancies: A Single-Center Experience

August 31, 2021

Respiration 2021 August 12 [Link] Laura V Klotz, Christiane Gruenewald, Elena L Bulut, Florian Eichhorn, Michael Thomas, Rajiv Shah, Mark Kriegsmann, Werner Schmidt, Othmar Kofler, Hauke Winter, Martin E Eichhorn Abstract Background: Lung-sparing cytoreductive surgery by extended pleurectomy and decortication (EPD) in combination with hyperthermic intrathoracic chemoperfusion (HITOC) forms a promising treatment strategy for malignant…

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Squamous differentiation in surgically resected malignant pleural mesothelioma with neoadjuvant chemotherapy

August 11, 2021

Pathology International 2021 July 13 [Link] Masaya Yotsukura, Noriko Motoi, Akihiko Yoshida, Yukihiro Yoshida, Kazuo Nakagawa, Shun-Ichi Watanabe Abstract We describe a rare case of malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) that developed squamous differentiation. MPM can present various patterns of histology, but squamous differentiation has not been reported in any surgically resected cases to date. The…

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Surgical Management and Reconstruction of Diaphragm, Pericardium and Chest Wall in Mesothelioma Surgery: A Review

July 8, 2021

Journal of Clinical Medicine 2021 May 26 [Link] Pietro Bertoglio, Elena Garelli, Jury Brandolini, Kenji Kawamukai, Filippo Antonacci, Sara Ricciardi, Alessandro Cipolli, Barbara Bonfanti, Sergio Nicola Forti Parri, Niccolò Daddi, Giampiero Dolci, Piergiorgio Solli Abstract Mesothelioma is an aggressive disease arising from parietal pleura. Surgery is a valuable option in the frame of a multimodality…

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Non-incisional pleurectomy/decortication for malignant pleural mesothelioma

June 23, 2021

General Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery 2021 May 24 [Link] Fumihiro Tanaka, Masaru Takenaka, Naoko Imanishi, Ayako Hirai, Masatoshi Kanayama, Masataka Mori, Hiroki Matsumiya, Akihiro Taira, Shinji Shinohara, Koji Kuroda Abstract Objective: Pleurectomy/decortication has been preferably employed as a curative-intent surgery for malignant pleural mesothelioma. However, visceral pleurectomy during pleurectomy/decortication provides technical challenges. For visceral pleurectomy, pleural…

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