Malignant pleural mesothelioma treated with cytoreductive video-assisted thoracic surgery plus hyperthermic intrathoracic chemotherapy: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is primarily treated with a combination therapy based on lung pleurectomy in the early stage or pemetrexed combined with platinum-based chemotherapy in the late stage. However, these standard therapies do not significantly improve survival and are associated with significant adverse reactions.

Case description

In February 2017, a 63-year-old male patient was admitted to Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University coughing for 1 month and experienced chest tightness and chest pain for 2 days. After admission, the patient underwent thoracic puncture drainage and was diagnosed with stage IIIb (c-T4NxM0) MPM. The patient subsequently underwent left pleural biopsy under single-port t

SUBMITTER: Li D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11635204 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature