title: A case of malignant pleural mesothelioma with unexpectedly long survival without active treatment.
abstract: Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a disease with a very dismal prognosis. A median survival of 6-18 months is expected in most patients. Rarely, patients may survive unexpectedly long. We present the case of a patient with MPM who survived for more than 10 years without active treatment after the disease had been diagnosed.
authors.affiliation: Tuberculosis and Chest Unit, Grantham Hospital, 125 Wong Chuk Hang Road, Aberdeen, Hong Kong, PRC.
authors.forename: C F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Fung
authors.forename: W W
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Yew
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Fu
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D011379:Prognosis