Preoperative concurrent chemoradiotherapy followed by extrapleural pneumonectomy for patients with non-small cell lung cancer with malignant pleural effusion and/or pleural nodules: Ten-year results of a prematurely terminated single institute phase II trial

Malignant pleural effusion and/or pleural nodules are a final stage of disease extension of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), which is currently classified as M1a-Stage IV disease. The role of surgery, especially extrapleural pneumonectomy (EPP) for local disease control and its impact on the survival of patients remains uncertain.

Source: Surgical Oncology - March 26, 2015 Category: Surgery Authors: Masafumi Yamaguchi, Yukito Ichinose, Shinichiro Shimamatsu, Tsukihisa Yoshida, Gouji Toyokawa, Kaname Nosaki, Fumihiko Hirai, Takashi Seto, Mitsuhiro Takenoyama Tags: Review Source Type: research