title: Chest wall resection for mesothelioma recurrence after surgery.
abstract: Malignant pleural mesothelioma is an aggressive and usually fatal disease, and its optimal management is still under debate. Surgery for recurrent malignant mesothelioma has been reported rarely in highly selected cases. We report a case of chest wall resection for local recurrence of epithelioid mesothelioma 3 years after cytoreductive surgery. Our patient experienced a 6-month disease-free survival after redo surgery, with complete resolution of his chest pain and discomfort.
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital of Pisa, Pisa, Italy pieberto@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Pietro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bertoglio
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
authors.forename: Olivia
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Fanucchi
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ricciardi
authors.affiliation: Division of Pneumonology, University Hospital of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chella
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lucchi
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
authors.forename: Alfredo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mussi
mesh_terms: D059186:Chemoradiotherapy, Adjuvant; D006801:Humans; D006979:Hyperthermia, Induced; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D000086002:Mesothelioma, Malignant; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010027:Osteotomy; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D012086:Reoperation; D012272:Ribs / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Chest wall resection; Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma; Mesothelioma recurrence; Multimodality treatment