Salvage debulking surgery and hyperthermic intrathoracic chemotherapy for massive recurrent mesothelioma in the mediastinum. (26th February 2022) - Poon, Shi Sum
Abstract: Mediastinal malignant pleural mesothelioma with signs of tamponade is rare. Indication for reoperation for recurrent malignant pleural mesothelioma is a controversial but viable option in selected patients. We report a case of a 68-year-old man presenting with epithelioid malignant pleural mesothelioma who underwent a total of three debulking surgeries (pleurectomy/decortication) combined with hyperthermic intrathoracic chemotherapy. Five years after the first procedure, a third urgent operation was performed for recurrence of a large mediastinal mesothelioma causing acute symptoms of pericardial constriction and tamponade. The patient was alive for eight years since the first treatment and 36 months after the second reoperation. Abstract : A 68-year-old Caucasian man, ex-smoker, with history of ischaemic heart disease, was diagnosed with left epithelioid malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) in March 2013.