Malignant mesothelioma--British surgical strategies.
With the incidence of mesothelioma in the United Kingdom (UK) expected to attain epidemic proportions over the next 20 years, prospective randomised evaluation of the role of surgery in the treatment of mesothelioma is required so that appropriate resource planning can be made. Possible prospective trials to evaluate the role of radical surgery are proposed together with the principles which must be conceded in the approach to radical surgery, patient selection, resectability, operability, treatment modalities, debulking surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
Waller
David A
DA
Glenfield Hospital, Groby Road, Leicester LE3 9QP, UK. da@btinternet.com
D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D004739:England; D006801:Humans; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000601:surgery*; D018579:Patient Selection; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D011379:Prognosis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic