RT Book, Section A1 Jaklitsch, Michael T. A2 Sugarbaker, David J. A2 Bueno, Raphael A2 Burt, Bryan M. A2 Groth, Shawn S. A2 Loor, Gabriel A2 Wolf, Andrea S. A2 Williams, Marcia A2 Adams, Ann SR Print(0) ID 1170413815 T1 Overview and Historical Context of Malignant Pleural Diseases T2 Sugarbaker’s Adult Chest Surgery, 3e YR 2020 FD 2020 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9781260026931 LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1170413815 RD 2024/10/10 AB Most malignant diseases of the pleura present with a unilateral pleural effusion or thickening. Malignant diseases include the very common secondary malignancy metastatic to the pleura, the less common lung cancer patient with pleural carcinomatosis, and the uncommon patient with primary malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM). The low morbidity and accuracy of diagnostic thoracoscopy and pleural biopsy have dramatically increased our understanding and treatment of these diseases. This section of chapters provides important details and management of this group of primary malignant and secondary malignant diseases of the pleura.