Mesothelioma clinical presentation.
OBJECTIVE
Clinical teaching of treatment for mesothelioma


METHODS
Case presentation


METHODS
Postgraduate course.


METHODS
A 52-year-old man with chest pain


METHODS
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.
Bueno
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Division of Thoracic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA. rbueno@bics.bwh.harvard.edu
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D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D011838:Radiation-Sensitizing Agents; D016190:Carboplatin; D017239:Paclitaxel; D002945:Cisplatin