Porpodis Konstantinos, Zarogoulidis Paul, Boutsikou Efimia, Papaioannou Antonis, Machairiotis Nikolaos, Tsakiridis Kosmas, Katsikogiannis Nikolaos, Zaric Bojan, Perin Branislav, Huang Haidong, Kougioumtzi Ioanna, Spyratos Dionysios, Zarogoulidis Konstantinos
Pulmonary Department-Oncology Unit, "G. Papanikolaou" General Hospital, Aristotle Univesrity of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece;
J Thorac Dis. 2013 Sep;5 Suppl 4(Suppl 4):S397-406. doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2013.08.08.
Mesothelioma still remains an occupational related cancer with severe outcome. It is usually diagnosed at advanced stage since it does not demonstrate early symptoms. Several efforts have been made towards removing all materials inducing mesothelioma in the work setting and new work protection measures have been applied. Although we have new targeted treatments and radical surgery as arrows in the quiver, the type of mesothelioma and early diagnosis still remain the best treatment approach. Novel treatment modalities have been explored and several others are already on the way. In the current review we will present current data for mesothelioma and future perspectives.
间皮瘤仍然是一种与职业相关的癌症,预后严重。由于它没有早期症状,通常在晚期才被诊断出来。人们已经做出了多项努力来清除工作环境中所有诱发间皮瘤的物质,并实施了新的工作保护措施。尽管我们有新的靶向治疗和根治性手术等手段,但间皮瘤的类型和早期诊断仍然是最佳的治疗方法。人们已经探索了新的治疗方式,还有其他几种也即将出现。在本综述中,我们将展示间皮瘤的当前数据和未来前景。