TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Photodynamic Therapy in the Management of Pleural Tumors A1 - Friedberg, Joseph S. A1 - Carr, Shamus R. A2 - Sugarbaker, David J. A2 - Bueno, Raphael A2 - Colson, Yolonda L. A2 - Jaklitsch, Michael T. A2 - Krasna, Mark J. A2 - Mentzer, Steven J. A2 - Williams, Marcia A2 - Adams, Ann Y1 - 2015 N1 - T2 - Adult Chest Surgery, 2e AB - Cancer of the pleura is a virulent and lethal malignancy. Primary tumors of the pleura are rare, whereas metastatic tumors, often in the form of malignant pleural effusions, are quite common. Primary tumors of the pleura, malignant pleural mesothelioma being the most common, are typically associated with a life expectancy of less than a year. Metastatic cancers to the pleura, including non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), represent stage IV disease and usually coincide with the most adverse prognosis for the primary cancer that has spread to the pleura. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/19 UR - accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1105845560 ER -