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Table 1 Patient characteristics and survival

From: Malignant mesothelioma of the pleura with desmoplastic histology: a case series and literature review

 

Gender

Asbestos exposure

Diagnostic methods

Age

Stages (IMIG Classification)

Treatment

Survival (months)

Case 1

Male

+

VATS

69

T4N3M0 Stage IV

HITC

11.6

Case 2

Male

+

VATS

73

T3N0M0 Stage III

CDDP + GEM

8.1

Case 3

Male

Unknown

VATS

74

T1N2M0 Stage III

CDDP + PEM

4.7

Case 4

Male

+

VATS

63

T4N2M0 Stage IV

CDDP + GEM

0.9

  1. VATS video-assisted thoracic surgery, HITC hyperthermic intrathoracic chemotherapy, CDDP cisplatin, GEM gemcitabine, PEM pemetrexed