Treatment of mesothelioma--Surgery

Cystic mesothelioma surgery

Surgical removal of cystic mass effect is very good and no post-operative deaths were reported. However, 25% of patients after local recurrence. Van der Klooster, and so on the report of 1 case of multiple cystic mesothelioma patients, with aspiration and occlusion therapy are null and void, a tumor recurrence 5 years, the last to switch to continuous drainage tube through the vagina, it will eventually heal. Surgical removal of cystic mass effect is very good and no post-operative deaths were reported. However, 25% of patients after local recurrence. At present, laparoscopy can be a complete removal of a huge abdominal cystic mesothelioma.


Surgical treatment of malignant peritoneal mesothelioma

For I, Ⅱ period PMM surgical treatment of choice. Including the tumor by surgical operation (cytoreductive surgery), as far as possible can see the removal of the tumor tissue. However, due to difficult surgery, diffuse disease, it is difficult to achieve complete resection. Of recurrence can be re-operation. Obstruction of persons possible palliative operation, ease the symptoms of obstruction.

Diffuse malignant pleural mesothelioma surgery

Diffuse malignant pleural mesothelioma due to the wide range of diseases, difficult to remove completely the current methods are any palliative treatment. Ⅰ period of patients in good health, possible pleural resection or outside the pleural pneumonectomy surgery, postoperative radiotherapy, chemotherapy or immunotherapy will help extend the survival time of patients.