Pleural mesothelioma. A case report

Malignant mesothelioma can be considered a rare neoplasm, very aggressive, chemo- and radio-resistant, characterized by high percentage of mortality and precarious quality of life. Surgery, radio- and chemo-therapy must be administered with articulate strategy and with realistic objective of palliat...

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Published inRecenti progressi in medicina Vol. 90; no. 6; p. 327
Main Authors Della Vittoria Scarpati, M, Parascandolo, V, Santini, M, Di Crescenzo, V G, Di Lieto, E, Vicidomini, G
Format Journal Article
LanguageItalian
Published Italy 01.06.1999
Subjects
Combined Modality Therapy
Humans
Male
Mesothelioma - diagnosis
Mesothelioma - pathology
Mesothelioma - therapy
Middle Aged
Neoplasm Staging
Palliative Care
Pleural Neoplasms - diagnosis
Pleural Neoplasms - pathology
Pleural Neoplasms - therapy
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Summary:Malignant mesothelioma can be considered a rare neoplasm, very aggressive, chemo- and radio-resistant, characterized by high percentage of mortality and precarious quality of life. Surgery, radio- and chemo-therapy must be administered with articulate strategy and with realistic objective of palliation. Our experience can represent a model in this direction: we treated a patient with palliative surgery and following loco-regional and "maintenance" systemic chemotherapy with taxol at minimal efficacious dosage (135 mg/m2 every 3 weeks). After 27 months the patient is alive and with a good quality of life.
ISSN:0034-1193