title: Bone metastases with nerve root compression as a late complication in patient with epithelial pleural mesothelioma.
abstract: Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is an aggressive tumor with dismal prognoses and poor response to treatments. The most frequent symptoms are due to local invasion. Distant metastases are not uncommon and usually appear at late stage of the disease. However, metastases in bone have rarely been well documented. Here we report the case of a MPM patient with nerve root compression due to bone metastases 18 months after the first diagnoses of MPM.
authors.affiliation: Medical Oncology Service, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain ; Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Susana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cedrés
authors.forename: Lorena
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fariñas
authors.forename: Neda
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Stejpanovic
authors.forename: Pablo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Martinez
authors.forename: Alex
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Martinez
authors.forename: Esther
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Zamora
authors.forename: Maria Angeles
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Montero
authors.forename: Enriqueta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Felip
keywords: Malignant pleural mesothelioma; bone metastases; prognosis