Impact of Surgery on Disease Progression and Survival of Patients with Pleural Mesothelioma

CONCLUSIONS: Overall survival and progression-free survival were significantly better in surgery than in refusal of surgery. Surgery may improve the survival outcomes of patients with pleural mesothelioma.PMID:38428631 | DOI:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2024.02.022

Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - March 1, 2024 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Akifumi Nakamura Masaki Hashimoto Ayumi Kuroda Seiji Matsumoto Nobuyuki Kondo Kazuhiro Kitajima Toshiyuki Minami Kozo Kuribayashi Takashi Kijima Seiki Hasegawa Source Type: research