R Bueno1. 1. Division of Thoracic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA. rbueno@bics.bwh.harvard.edu
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: Clinical teaching of treatment for mesothelioma DESIGN: Case presentation SETTING: Postgraduate course. PATIENT: A 52-year-old man with chest pain INTERVENTIONS: Multimodality therapy consisted of surgery, intrapleural chemotherapy, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy. RESULTS: Patient is alive and well 2 years after surgery. CONCLUSIONS: Aggressive trimodality therapy for mesothelioma is presented as a successful treatment option.
OBJECTIVES: Clinical teaching of treatment for mesothelioma DESIGN: Case presentation SETTING: Postgraduate course. PATIENT: A 52-year-old man with chest pain INTERVENTIONS: Multimodality therapy consisted of surgery, intrapleural chemotherapy, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy. RESULTS:Patient is alive and well 2 years after surgery. CONCLUSIONS: Aggressive trimodality therapy for mesothelioma is presented as a successful treatment option.
Authors: Constantin Lapa; Stefan Kircher; Andreas Schirbel; Andreas Rosenwald; Saskia Kropf; Theo Pelzer; Thorsten Walles; Andreas K Buck; Wolfgang A Weber; Hans-Juergen Wester; Ken Herrmann; Katharina Lückerath Journal: Oncotarget Date: 2017-05-27