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ArticleGeneral thoracic and cardiovascular surgery2019

Return to work after surgical treatment for malignant pleural mesothelioma: report of a case.

Masaru Takenaka, Yoshinobu Ichiki, Akihiro Taira, Shinji Shinohara, Taiji Kuwata, Ayako Hirai, Naoko Imanishi, Kazue Yoneda, Noriaki Tsubota, Fumihiro Tanaka

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Article in General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Masaru TakenakaSecond Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, 1-1 Iseigaoka Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu, 807-8555, Japan. m-takenaka@med.uoeh-u.ac.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4436-2850
Yoshinobu IchikiSecond Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, 1-1 Iseigaoka Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu, 807-8555, Japan.
Akihiro TairaSecond Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, 1-1 Iseigaoka Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu, 807-8555, Japan.
Shinji ShinoharaSecond Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, 1-1 Iseigaoka Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu, 807-8555, Japan.
Taiji KuwataSecond Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, 1-1 Iseigaoka Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu, 807-8555, Japan.
Ayako HiraiSecond Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, 1-1 Iseigaoka Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu, 807-8555, Japan.
Naoko ImanishiSecond Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, 1-1 Iseigaoka Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu, 807-8555, Japan.
Kazue YonedaSecond Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, 1-1 Iseigaoka Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu, 807-8555, Japan.
Noriaki TsubotaThoracic Surgery, Kita-Harima Medical Center, 926-250 Ichiba-cho, Ono City, Hyogo, 675-1392, Japan.
Fumihiro TanakaSecond Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, 1-1 Iseigaoka Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu, 807-8555, Japan.
University of Occupational and Environmental Health Japan · JPTokyo-Kita Medical Center · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We report the case of a 56-year-old woman who underwent pleural biopsy to identify the cause of the right pleural effusion. The pathological diagnosis was epithelial malignant pleural mesothelioma. The patient worked as a junior high school teacher and strongly hoped for continuing work. Thus, we performed pleurectomy/decortication (P/D) as a curative surgery. The operative findings showed pleural thickening that in the lower lobe of the lung. Thus, peeling of the lower lobe was performed. Pleural biopsy was only performed on the upper and middle lobes. As a result, the operation was limited P/D. The pathological findings showed a small number of mesothelioma cells in the upper and middle lobes. The patient received four courses of cisplatin plus pemetrexed systemic chemotherapy after surgery. Continuous maintenance chemotherapy using pemetrexed has been performed until the time of writing. At present, she has continued her work for 6 years after the operation and has extended her retirement age without recurrence.

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Return to WorkBiopsyFemaleHumansLung NeoplasmsMesotheliomaMesothelioma, MalignantMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingPleuraPleural NeoplasmsThoracic Surgical ProceduresTreatment OutcomeIncomplete resectionLong-term survivalMaintenance chemotherapyMalignant pleural mesotheliomaPleurectomy/decortication

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PMID30637565
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