Mesothelioma

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Prognosis in this disease is

difficult to assess consistently because
there is gre

at variability in the time before diagnosis and the rate

of disease
progression. Various surgical procedures ma

y be possible in selected patients,
providing long-term

survival without cure. In large retrospective series of

pleural mesothelioma patients, important prognostic factors were found to be

stage, age, performance status, and histology.

For patients treated with aggressive

surgi

cal approaches, factors associated with improved long-term

survival include epithelial histology, negative lymph

nodes, and negative

surgical margins. For those patients

treated with aggressive surgical approaches,

nodal stat

us is an important prognostic....[MORE]