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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Main Authors: Sarah Bergamin, Martin Tio, Mark John Stevens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-11-01
Series:Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405630818300053