Safety and efficacy of trimodality therapy in patients undergoing extrapleural pneumonectomy

Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a rare but rapidly deadly disease (1). Macroscopic complete resection (MCR) is the goal of surgery (2). MCR seems to have the most significant impact on survival in patients undergoing multimodality treatment for MPM. The role of surgical resection in the management of MPM remains controversial.