The following is a summary of “Multimodality Therapy Including Pleurectomy/Decortication in Pleural Mesothelioma: Long-Term Outcomes in 152 Consecutive Patients a Retrospective Cohort Study,” ...

Clin Lung Cancer. 2010;11(1):30-35. The Ceresoli et al study had shown significant correlation of TTP to good PS and to epithelial histology, [17] which was not confirmed in our study. On the ...

Clin Lung Cancer. 2010;11(1):30-35. A total of 294 treatment cycles were administered to the 62 patients, with a median number of 6 cycles per patient (range, 1–6 cycles). Of 62 patients, 56 ...

Over time, the inhaled asbestos particles cause inflammation of the mesothelium (also called the pleura), causing the healthy cells to mutate into cancer cells over the next 20-50 years. Unfortunately ...

ntu.edu.tw Background Tuberculous pleurisy is traditionally indicated by extreme lymphocytosis in pleural fluid and low yield of effusion culture. However, there is considerable inconsistency among ...

Most people develop mesothelioma in the lining of their lungs (pleural mesothelioma ... Malignant mesothelioma is an aggressive form of cancer that starts in the lining (mesothelium) surrounding the ...