Chest tube drainage is the first step in the management of complicated pleural effusions that have turned into empyema. In cases where adequate drainage cannot be provided or deloculation is required, ...

A multicenter phase 2 trial of neo-adjuvant pemetrexed plus cisplatin (PC) followed by extrapleural pneumonectomy (EPP) and radiation (RT) for malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) No significant ...

Phase II Study of Irinotecan Plus Cisplatin Induction Followed by Concurrent Twice-Daily Thoracic Irradiation With Etoposide Plus Cisplatin Chemotherapy for Limited-Disease Small-Cell Lung Cancer ...

Pleural empyema is the condition of the pleural cavity when initially sterile pleural effusion has become infected. In the majority of cases, it is of parapneumonic origin. Parapneumonic effusions and ...

DENVER – Patients with early stage malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM), a cancer that develops in the lining of the lungs, may be eligible for aggressive multi-modality therapy involving surgery, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Age alone should not be an exclusion criterion for extended pleurectomy decortication among elderly patients ...

The role of surgery for malignant pleural mesothelioma encompasses the need for rapid diagnosis, preoperative staging and surgical resection, and also the need for a greater biological understanding ...

DURING the past fifteen years there has been a dramatic decline in the incidence of empyema. This decrease is related to the early treatment of pneumonia with antibiotics, frequently outside hospitals ...

1 Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, Clinic and Policlinic of Oncology, University Hosptial, CH-8091 Zürich, Switzerland. 2 Division of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital Zürich, 8091 Zürich, ...

Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is associated with an aggressive course and poor survival. Patients with MPM should be staged preoperatively using PET-CT ...