title: [Extrapleural pneumonectomy for malignant pleural mesothelioma].
abstract: We analyzed 14 patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) who underwent extrapleural pneumonectomy (EPP). 14 men had a mean age of 58.5 years. Preoperarive histological diagnosis was as follows: epithelial 12, biphasic 1, sarcomatous 1. Postoperative diagnosis was: 8, 5, 1, respectively. According to staging of International Mesothelioma Interest Group (IMIG), 3 patients had stage 11 disease, 8 did stage Ill and 3 did stage IV, postoperatively. The operative mortality rate was 7% (1 death), and morbidity rate was 50% (7 cases). The median survival time and 2- and 5-year survival rate were 20.2 months, 33. 8.3%, respectively. EPP for strictly selected patients has been successful in improving survival of patients with negative-node, epithelial type and negative residual tumors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Yokosuka Kyosai Hospital, Yokosuka, Japan.
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authors.lastname: Morohoshi
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authors.lastname: Yamamoto
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authors.lastname: Nagashima
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D015996:Survival Rate