Prophylactic procedure tract radiotherapy for malignant pleural mesothelioma: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Background and purpose: Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is an aggressive cancer with a propensity for seeding procedure tracts, leading to symptomatic metastases. There is conflicting evidence on the value of prophylactic procedure tract radiotherapy in reducing tract metastases. We performed a...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-11-01
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Series: | Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405630818300053 |