Treatment of Pleural Mesothelioma

Image via WikipediaAll patients diagnosed to have pleural mesothelioma should receive some form of treatment, which can extend the lifespan and survival with latest treatment modalities that are available, although there is no cure for pleural mesothelioma, as is the case for most of the cancers. At present treatment modalities for pleural mesothelioma include, surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy and the treatment option depends on many factors such as the stage of pleural mesothelioma, spread to other organs of the body, age of the patient and general health of the patient.
Surgery for pleural mesothelioma:

Surgery (resection of part of lung) should be performed in all cases of pleural mesothelioma, if diagnose at early stage. If at the time of diagnosis, the pleural mesothelioma is in late stage surgical modality may not yield result as the disease most like has already metastatized to other organs of body and surgery will not help much. If surgical resection is performed at an early stage of the disease, it can slow down the spread of the disease.

The common surgical procedures for treatment of pleural mesothelioma include pneumonectomy (removal of a part or entire lung which is also used in treatment of lung cancer), extrapleural pneumonectomy and pleurectomy (removal of part or whole of pleura). Extrapleural pneumonectomy involves removal of entire lung with removal of the pleura of affected lung, diaphragm and pericardium (the mesothelial lining which covers heart). Extrapleural pneumonectomy is best suited for treatment of pleural mesothelioma patients.

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