Surgical Management of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma: An Update of Clinical Evidence

Christopher Cao; Zakir Akhunji; Ben Fu; Chloe Wilcox; Elan Novis; David H Tian; Tristan D Yan

doi:10.1053/j.semtcvs.2015.02.007

Surgical Management of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma: An Update of Clinical Evidence

Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2015 Spring;27(1):6-8. doi: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2015.02.007. Epub 2015 Mar 5.

Authors

Christopher Cao¹, Zakir Akhunji², Ben Fu³, Chloe Wilcox³, Elan Novis³, David H Tian³, Tristan D Yan⁴

Affiliations

¹ Systematic Review Unit, The Collaborative Research (CORE) Group, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia; Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, Australia. Electronic address: drchriscao@gmail.com.
² Systematic Review Unit, The Collaborative Research (CORE) Group, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia; Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
³ Systematic Review Unit, The Collaborative Research (CORE) Group, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.
⁴ Systematic Review Unit, The Collaborative Research (CORE) Group, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia; Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia.

PMID: 26074102
DOI: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2015.02.007

Abstract

To investigate the surgical management of malignant pleural mesothelioma, 2 randomized controlled trials have been completed. We discuss the findings from these trials and the current evidence of various surgical techniques to treat this challenging disease.

Keywords: malignant pleural mesothelioma; pleurectomy; pleurodesis; randomized controlled trial.

MeSH terms

Humans
Lung Neoplasms / diagnosis
Lung Neoplasms / surgery*
Mesothelioma / diagnosis
Mesothelioma / surgery*
Mesothelioma, Malignant
Pleura / surgery*
Pleural Neoplasms / diagnosis
Pleural Neoplasms / surgery*
Thoracic Surgical Procedures / methods*
Treatment Outcome