Metachronous Lung Cancer After Pleurectomy/Decortication

Pleurectomy/decortication is a surgical procedure for malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) and has been proposed as an alternative to extrapleural pneumonectomy. We report a second primary lung cancer developing after pleurectomy/decortication for MPM. A 59-year-old man was diagnosed with MPM on the...

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Published inThe Annals of thoracic surgery Vol. 107; no. 1; pp. e1 - e3
Main Authors Kai, Yuichiro, Tsutani, Yasuhiro, Ito, Masaoki, Mimura, Takeshi, Miyata, Yoshihiro, Okada, Morihito
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands Elsevier Inc 01.01.2019
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Summary:Pleurectomy/decortication is a surgical procedure for malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) and has been proposed as an alternative to extrapleural pneumonectomy. We report a second primary lung cancer developing after pleurectomy/decortication for MPM. A 59-year-old man was diagnosed with MPM on the right side and underwent pleurectomy/decortication. Follow-up computed tomography detected a nodule in the right upper lobe that was diagnosed as adenocarcinoma by wedge resection. Lung cancer and MPM are associated with asbestos exposure. However, predicting lung cancer after treatment for MPM is difficult. Careful follow-up of the spared lung is necessary for detecting second primary lung cancer or MPM recurrence.
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ISSN:0003-4975
1552-6259
DOI:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.05.087