Diffuse pleural mesothelioma: pleuropericardiopneumonectomy and intrapleural cysplatinum
South am. j. thorac. surg; 4 (1), 1997
A case of diffuse mesothelioma in a young patient is presented. He had a history of asbestos exposure and was treated surgically with pleuropericardiopneumonectomy and intrapleural cysplatinum as the initial phase of the therapeutic strategy. It was followed by systemic cysplatinum and mytomicin C, and r...