the Halsteadian notion of complete tumor removal cannot be followed in the sense of an R0 resection. Some microscopic disease is always left behind owing to the irregular anatomy of the pleura and ...

Purpose The etiology, diagnosis, staging, and management of malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM ... yielded some of the highest rates of tumor response (21–41%) and overall survival (about ...

In the mesothelioma study, these beads were strategically placed beside tumors and within the pleura, a thin tissue layer ...

The sixth rib is resected and the space between the lung and the chest cavity is dissected. The tumor is dissected away from the chest wall. After a sufficient area of chest wall has been freed, a ...

is a transmembrane protein that is overexpressed in a variety of solid tumors. This study aimed to investigate the clinical utility of CAIX expression in the differential diagnosis of pleural ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the Keytruda combination in malignant pleural mesothelioma in September. Keytruda, a cancer drug that harnesses a patient's immune system to fight tumors ...