Macroscopic complete resection is not associated with improved survival in patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma

BATIREL, HASAN; METİNTAŞ, MUZAFFER; Caglar, Hale; AK, GÜNTÜLÜ; Yumuk, Perran; Ahiskali, Rengin; BOZKURTLAR, EMİNE; Bekiroglu, Nural; LAÇİN, TUNÇ; YILDIZELİ, BEDRETTİN; Yuksel, Mustafa

doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2017.12.131

Macroscopic complete resection is not associated with improved survival in patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma

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BATIREL H. F., METİNTAŞ M., Caglar H. B., AK G., Yumuk P. F., Ahiskali R., ...More

JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, vol.155, no.6, pp.2724-2732, 2018 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 155 Issue: 6
Publication Date: 2018
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2017.12.131
Journal Name: JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.2724-2732
Keywords: malignant pleural mesothelioma, macroscopic complete resection, EXTRAPLEURAL PNEUMONECTOMY, INTERNATIONAL-ASSOCIATION, MULTIMODALITY THERAPY, TRIMODALITY THERAPY, RADICAL PLEURECTOMY, LUNG-CANCER, PLEURECTOMY/DECORTICATION, DECORTICATION, CHEMOTHERAPY, RADIOTHERAPY
Eskisehir Osmangazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: Macroscopic complete resection (MCR) is the recommended surgical strategy in malignant pleural mesothelioma. Our objective was to analyze whether MCR influences survival in malignant pleural mesothelioma.