Bilateral thoracoscopy, mediastinoscopy and laparoscopy, in addition to CT, MRI and PET imaging, are essential to correctly stage and treat patients with mesothelioma prior to trimodality therapy

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 79, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 734-738

  Alvarez, John M ^a   Hasani, Arman ^a   Segal, Amanda ^a   Sterret, Greg ^a   Millward, Michael ^a   Nowak, Ana ^a   Musk, William ^a   Bydder, Sean ^a  

^a SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bilateral thoracoscopy; Laparoscopy; Mediastinoscopy; Mesothelioma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER STAGING; CHEST MESOTHELIOMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LUNG RESECTION; MALE; MEDIASTINOSCOPY; MESOTHELIOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAPILLARY MESOTHELIOMA; PLEURA MESOTHELIOMA; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; QUALITY OF LIFE; THORACOSCOPY;

ABDOMINAL NEOPLASMS; ADULT; AGED; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MEDIASTINOSCOPY; MESOTHELIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACOSCOPY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 68349092148     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2009.05060.x     Document Type: Article

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