|
KMID : 0364019960290060664
|
|
Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
1996 Volume.29 No. 6 p.664 ~ p.668
|
|
|
Extrapleural Pneumonectomy for Diffuse Maligant Mesothelioma -A Case Report-
|
|
김병구
배상일/오태윤/장운하
|
|
|
Abstract
|
|
|
Malignant mesothelioma has been considered a uniformly fatal disease associated with a median survival of 4 to 18 months. However, a multimodality approach toward therapy may increase the length of palliation when a maximal resection of tumor is
achieved.
Recently we have experienced a 49 years-old male patient who had diffuse malignant mesothelioma. The patient has complained of blood-tinged sputum and right chest pain for several months. Chest x-rays and CT scans showed compact haziness in the
right
entire thorax with massive bloody effusion, diffuse pleural thickening and collapsed underlying lung. We performed extrapleural pneumonectomy, and postoperative chemotherapy with cisplatin and mitomycin(Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
method) was
done. We are observing him for months now and there is no evidence of local recurrence.
|
|
|
KEYWORD
|
|
|
|
|
|
FullTexts / Linksout information
|
|
 
|
|
|
Listed journal information
|
|
  
|