Thoracoscopic resection of a localized visceropleural mesothelioma.

Herein we present a case report of a 46-year-old man with a localized visceropleural mesothelioma detected incidentally during a health examination. The patient underwent a thoracoscopic resection, and his postoperative course was uneventful. A thoracoscopic resection of peripheral localized nodules can be easily performed using thoracoscopic techniques, and this method should not be considered inferior to thoracotomy in terms of curability.