Radical Pleurectomy and Intraoperative Photodynamic Therapy for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
Friedberg J, Culligan M, Mick R, Stevenson J, Hahn S, Sterman D, Punekar S, Glatstein E, Cengel K. Radical Pleurectomy and Intraoperative Photodynamic Therapy for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2012, 93: 1658-1667. PMID: 22541196, PMCID: PMC4394024, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.02.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCohort StudiesCombined Modality TherapyDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansImmunohistochemistryIntraoperative CareMaleMesotheliomaMiddle AgedNeoplasm InvasivenessNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasm StagingPhotochemotherapyPleuraPleural NeoplasmsRisk AssessmentSurvival AnalysisTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsProgression-free survivalMacroscopic complete resectionRadical pleurectomyIntraoperative photodynamic therapyNonepithelial subtypeMedian survivalComplete resectionEpithelial subtypesStage III/IV diseaseMedian progression-free survivalStage III/IV cancerPhotodynamic therapyLung-sparing approachLung-sparing surgeryMalignant pleural mesotheliomaPostoperative mortalitySystemic therapyPleural mesotheliomaEpithelial diseasePatientsMesotheliomaSubtypesTherapyMonthsSurvival