RT Book, Section
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
SR Print(0)
ID 1105845560
T1 Photodynamic Therapy in the Management of Pleural Tumors
T2 Adult Chest Surgery, 2e
YR 2015
FD 2015
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-178189-3
LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1105845560
RD 2024/04/16
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.