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Pages 262-265 (November - December 1985)
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Pages 262-265 (November - December 1985)
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Mesotelioma pleural: a proposito de siete casos
Pleural mesothelioma: seven cases
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J. Oron Alpuente, A. Caballero Garate, J. Cortes Almiñana, C. Carbonell Antoli
Servicio de Cirugía Torácica. Hospital Clínico Universitario. Valencia
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Se presentan siete casos de mesotelioma pleural maligno, todos ellos de carácter difuso, siendo la edad media de 51,6 años, sin un predominio significativo en cuanto al sexo ni en cuanto al lado afecto.

El dolor fue en todos ellos el síntoma principal que indujo, junto a la radiología, a pensar en la posibilidad de una afección pleural maligna, siendo únicamente en un solo caso positivo el estudio citológico.

El tratamiento creemos debe ser siempre quirúrgico, asociando como terapéutica coadyuvante la quimioterapia y la radioterapia.

Desgraciadamente, los resultados son desalentadores a pesar de los medios de que disponemos en la actualidad.

The authors report 7 cases of malignant diffuse pleural mesothelioma. The mean age of the patients was 51.6 years there was no sex dominance or involved site preference.

All patients had pain as the main symptom and the suggestion of a malignant pleural process induced radiographic studies, with cytology studies being possible only in one case.

Surgical treatment is considered the treatment of choice when associated with chemotherapy and radiotherapy.

Unfortunately the final outcome is not encouraging in spite of current modes of therapy.

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