title: [Extrapleural pneumonectomy for malignant pleural mesothelioma and primary lung cancer].
abstract: The extrapleural pneumonectomy for 6 patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma and 2 patients with primary lung cancer have been performed in our unit in those 10 years. Range of the age was 48-57 year-old. All of them were male and have been in occupational asbestos exposure. The mean survival time after extrapleural pneumonectomy was 620 days. In those, we experienced a case of malignant mesothelioma with excellent reduction by induction therapy of cisplatin+docetaxel hydrate, who underwent the extrapleural pneumonectomy continuously. We mentioned more over about the role of extrapleural pneumonectomy for primary lung cancer with pleural dissemination, and intrapleural perfusion hyperthermo-therapy for malignant mesothelioma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Second Surgery, School of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shirakusa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000379:methods*