From one of the few relatively unbiased sources of information regarding surgical treatment of pleural mesothelioma, the authors describe populations of patients undergoing EPP or P/D and their outcomes. Survival was compared between propensity matched cohorts, demonstrating no difference in OS.
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National Cancer Database Report on Pneumonectomy Versus Lung-Sparing Surgery for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
Submitted by: Mark Ferguson
Source: Journal of Thoracic Oncology
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Author(s): Vivek Verma, Christopher A. Ahern, Christopher G. Berlind, William D. Lindsay, Sonam Sharma, Jacob Shabason, Melissa J. Culligan, Surbhi Grover, Joseph S. Friedberg, Charles B. Simone II
