Pneumonectomy
Malignant pleural mesothelioma: interrogations and hopes concerning the expected epidemic
Revue de Pneumologie Clinique. 2007 Dec;63(6):354-64. [Link] Margery J, Ruffié P. Service de Pneumologie, Hôpital d’Instruction des Armées Percy, 101, avenue Henri-Barbusse, 92140 Clamart. Abstract Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a rare incurable tumor. Interest in MPM has increased in recent years due to a steadily increasing incidence subsequent to the intensive use of asbestosis,…
Read MoreLocalised malignant pleural mesothelioma: a separate clinical entity requiring aggressive local surgery
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 2007 Dec 20 [Epub ahead of print] [Link] Nakas A, Martin-Ucar AE, Edwards JG, Waller DA. Department of Thoracic Surgery, Glenfield Hospital, Groby Road, Leicester LE3 9QP, UK. Abstract Objective: Localised malignant pleural mesotheliomas are very rare and although there are sporadic reports in the literature showing that they have…
Read MoreMesothelioma of the pleura in the Province of Trieste
La Medicina Del Lavoro.. 2007 Sep-Oct;98(5):374-80 [Link] Bianchi C, Bianchi T, Tommasi M. Centro di Studio e Documentazione sui Tumori Ambientali, Lega Italiana per la Lotta contro i Tumori, Ospedale di Monfalcone, Monfalcone. legatumori1@interfree.it Abstract Background: The Province of Trieste, north-eastern Italy (population about 240,000), has been identified as an area with a high incidence…
Read MoreMalignant mesothelioma following thoracic radiotherapy for lung cancer
Lung Cancer. 2007 Sep;57(3):410-3. Epub 2007 May 1. [Link] Witherby SM, Butnor KJ, Grunberg SM. Department of Medicine, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Vermont Cancer Center, 89 Beaumont Avenue, Given E-214, Burlington, VT 05405, USA. Abstract As the number of long-term cancer survivors increases, secondary malignancies are becoming a greater clinical issue. Although some…
Read MoreLate-onset chylothorax following extrapleural pneumonectomy for mesothelioma
General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2007 Feb;55(2):50-2. [Link] Tokunaga T, Inoue M, Ideguchi K, Okumura M, Sawa Y. Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery (E1), Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, Japan. Abstract We report a 64-year-old woman treated with surgical intervention for late-onset chylothorax following a pleuropneumonectomy.…
Read MoreA phase II study of intrapleural immuno-chemotherapy, pleurectomy/decortication, radiotherapy, systemic chemotherapy and long-term sub-cutaneous IL-2 in stage II-III malignant pleural mesothelioma
European Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery. 2007 Mar;31(3):529-34. Epub 2006 Dec 26. [Link] Lucchi M, Chella A, Melfi F, Dini P, Ambrogi M, Fino L, Fontanini G, Mussi A. Division of Thoracic Surgery, Cardiac and Thoracic Department, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy. Abstract Objective: From therapeutic nihilism to extremely aggressive management, there is a wide range…
Read MoreMalignant mesothelioma: A ten years experience
Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia. 2005 Nov;11(6 Suppl 1):16-8. [Link] Lopes C, Sotto-Mayor R, Teixeira E, Almeida A. Servico de Pneumologia, Hospital de Santa Maria, Lisboa. Abstract Introduction: Malignant mesothelioma (MM) is a rare neoplasm arising from mesothelial cells. Most common location is the pleura followed by the peritoneum. Aim: Evaluate the clinical characteristics, therapy regimens…
Read MoreRadical surgery for mesothelioma
Cancer/Radiothérapie. 2006 Aug 31; [Epub ahead of print] [Link] P. Bonnettea aService de chirurgie thoracique, hôpital Foch, 40, rue Worth, 92151 Suresnes, France Abstract Good results obtained by the team from Boston increased the interest in pleuropneumonectomy for mesothelioma. Adjuvant high-dose hemithoracic radiation after surgical resection decreased the local recurrence rate from 35 to 13%.…
Read MorePost-pleuropneumonectomy herniation of liver mimicking major pulmonary embolism
Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals. 2006 Jun;14(3):e60-2. [Link] Hanno Huwer, MD, Johannes Winning, MD1, Helmut Isringhaus, MD, Gerhard Kalweit, MD Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Völklingen Heart Centre, Völklingen, Germany 1 Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, University of the Saarland, Homburg, Germany For reprint information contact: Hanno Huwer, MD Tel: 49 68 9812 2424…
Read More“Therapeutic” pleural surgery
Revue de Pneumologique Clinique. 2006 Apr;62(2):142-7. [Link] Venissac N, Mouroux J. Service de Chirurgie Thoracique, Hopital Pasteur, CHU de Nice, 30, avenue de la Voie-Romaine, 06000 Nice. venisac.n@chu-nice.fr Abstract Renewed interest in carcinological pleura surgery for the treatment of mesothelioma has resulted from an increased incidence of the tumor and also better control of postoperative…
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