[Clinical course, diagnosis and treatment of mesothelioma of the pleura].
Retrospective analysis of 58 patients history cases, in whom pleural mesothelioma was diagnosed, was conducted. Clinical signs of the disease were: progressive pain in the chest on the affection side, permanent fever, dyspnoea, weakness, rapid accumulation of pleural liquor. The combined application of clinico-roentgenological, laboratory and instrumental methods of examination has great significance in diagnosis. The informativity of transthoracic puncture with pleural biopsy is 36.2%, and of thoracoscopy-84.3%. Diagnostical thoracotomy was performed when indications were present.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D012189:Retrospective Studies