Malignant Sarcomatoid Pleural Mesothelioma Presenting as a Chest Wall Tumor
Malignant mesothelioma is a rare and aggressive neoplasm with a median survival of less than 12 months and a 5-year survival rate of less than 5%. Malignant pleural mesothelioma is usually a diffuse disease with male predominance and occurs in the 6th to the 7th decade of life. Sixty-nine to 90% of...
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Published in | Indian journal of surgery Vol. 85; no. Suppl 2; pp. 548 - 551 |
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Main Authors | , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
New Delhi
Springer India
01.10.2023
Springer Springer Nature B.V |
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Summary: | Malignant mesothelioma is a rare and aggressive neoplasm with a median survival of less than 12 months and a 5-year survival rate of less than 5%. Malignant pleural mesothelioma is usually a diffuse disease with male predominance and occurs in the 6th to the 7th decade of life. Sixty-nine to 90% of the cases have environmental or occupational exposure to asbestos. Localized malignant mesotheliomas are very rare with only a few published case reports. We report a case of a 37-year-old woman, a homemaker, with localized malignant mesothelioma which presented as a chest wall tumor and was managed by a multidisciplinary team approach. The patient is currently 24 months post-op and is doing well with no recurrence. |
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ISSN: | 0972-2068 0973-9793 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s12262-022-03555-5 |