Localized malignant pleural mesothelioma treated by a curative intent lobectomy: a case report.
Localized malignant mesothelioma is an extremely rare form of presentation of malignant mesotheliomas. The definitive therapeutic modality of the disease is yet to be identified. A 50-year-old male, a former smoker without occupational and/or environmental exposure to asbestos, presented complaining of an intractable cough. The chest radiography showed a left upper lobe mass. The computed tomography showed a 3.5 cm left apical mass. The biopsy showed epithelial malignant cells. The patient underwent a lobectomy. The evaluation of the specimen disclosed a biphasic malignant mesothelioma. His postoperative course was uneventful, and he has been doing well for almost 1 year. A resection of the tumor has shown to increase survival in previous reports, though the role of oncologically justifiable resection, such as a lobectomy, and the biological behavior of such tumors are still difficult to predict.
Turna
Akif
A
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Yedikule Teaching Hospital for Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery, Istanbul, Turkey.
Pekçolaklar
Atilla
A
Fener
Neslihan
N
Gürses
Atilla
A
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed