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- Title
Prevention of malignant seeding at drain sites after invasive procedures (surgery and/or thoracoscopy) by hypofractionated radiotherapy in patients with pleural mesothelioma.
- Authors
Di Salvo, Maurizio; Gambaro, Giuseppina; Pagella, Simonetta; Manfredda, Irene; Casadio, Caterina; Krengli, Marco
- Abstract
Literature data show that mesothelioma cells can implant along the surgical pathway of invasive procedures such as thoracotomy and thoracoscopy. We investigated the use of hypofractionated radiotherapy for preventing such malignant seeding.
- Publication
Acta oncologica (Stockholm, Sweden), 2008, Vol 47, Issue 6, p1094
- ISSN
1651-226X
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1080/02841860701754182