Clinical outcomes with recurrence after pleurectomy/decortication for malignant pleural mesothelioma.

CONCLUSIONS: Post-recurrence survival after pleurectomy/decortication is acceptable, and post-recurrence treatment, performance status, and disease-free interval are important prognostic factors of post-recurrence survival. PMID: 31962118 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - January 17, 2020 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Nakamura A, Takuwa T, Hashimoto M, Kuroda A, Nakamichi T, Matsumoto S, Kondo N, Kijima T, Yamakado K, Hasegawa S Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: research