Surgical Treatment

Surgical Advances in the Treatment of Mesothelioma, Part 1

• Reasons Mesothelioma is a difficult cancer to treat
• Natural history
• Median survival rates

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Surgical Advances in the Treatment of Mesothelioma, Part 2

• Chemotherapy response rate
• Symptom Control- Palliative Care
• Cytoreductive surgery

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Surgical Advances in the Treatment of Mesothelioma, Part 3

• Staging
• Chest X-ray
• CT Scan
• Pet Scan

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Surgical Advances in the Treatment of Mesothelioma, Part 4

• Extrapleural Pneumonectomy
• Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy
• Chemotherapy with surgery & radiation is most effective

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Surgical Advances in the Treatment of Mesothelioma, Part 5

• Pleurectomy Decortication
• Extra Pleural Pneumonectomy vs. Pleural Decortication
• Recurrence patterns

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Surgical Advances in the Treatment of Mesothelioma, Part 6

• Pros and Cons of Pleurectomy & Extrapleural Pneumonectomy
• Node involvement
• Conclusion

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Surgical Advances in the Treatment of Mesothelioma, Part 7

• Questions & Answers