Background: The most common sites of malignant mesothelioma are the pleura and peritoneum, but little is known about the incidence, prognosis, or treatment of patients with disease in both cavities. Previous series suggest that multimodality treatment improves overall survival for pleural or peritoneal disease, but studies typically exclude [ … [Read more...]
50 Patients with Malignant Mesothelioma of Both the Pleura and Peritoneum: A Single-Institution Experience
Background: The most common sites of malignant mesothelioma are the pleura [ i.e., pleural mesothelioma ] and peritoneum [ i.e., peritoneal mesothelioma ], but little is known about the incidence, prognosis, or treatment of patients with disease in both cavities…. Despite limitations, this investigation is the only study to broadly examine … [Read more...]