Surgical Management of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma: Impact of Surgery on Survival and Quality of Life—Relation to Chemotherapy, Radiotherapy, and Alternative Therapies

Introduction. Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is an aggressive cancer arising from pleural mesothelium. Surgery aims to either cure the disease or control the symptoms. Two surgical procedures exist: extrapleural pneumonectomy (EPP) and pleurectomy/decortication (P/D). In this systematic review...

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Autores principales: Papaspyros, Sotiris, Papaspyros, Sayonara
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
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Review Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3929513/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24624305
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/817203

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3929513/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24624305
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/817203

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