Successful lung-sparing resection of synchronous pleural mesothelioma and contralateral lung cancer

Successful lung-sparing resection of synchronous pleural mesothelioma and contralateral lung cancer

Abstract Background Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is an uncommon malignant tumor, and its synchronous occurrence with primary lung cancer is extremely rare. Here, we report the first surgical case of synchronous MPM and contralateral lung adenocarcinoma. Extrapleural pneumonectomy (EPP) combi...

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Main Authors: Naoko Imanishi, Yusuke Nabe, Masaru Takenaka, Yasuhiro Chikaishi, Koji Kuroda, Hirotsugu Noguchi, Kazuhiro Yatera, Fumihiro Tanaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-05-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
Subjects:
Mesothelioma
Lung cancer
Synchronous
Lung-sparing surgery
Pleurectomy/decortication
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-017-0336-9

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