- Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is an aggressive disease of the pleural lining with a dismal prognosis
- There is a resurgence of interest in lung-sparing extirpative surgery for malignant pleural mesothelioma with recent reports of better survival and fewer adverse consequences than with extrapleural pneumonectomy (EPP) – see NIH 2011
- There has been and continues to be a debate among mesothelioma doctors worldwide over which kind of surgery is best – extrapleural pneumonectomy and extended pleurectomy/decortication (P/D)
- The statistics from these reports show a positive side to the use of the lung-sparing procedure called extended P/D (extended pleurectomy/decortication (P/D))
- Another report from NIH 2013 shows the mortality rate with EPP is 6.9% while only 2.9% of studied patients die from extended P/D
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