Malignant pleural mesothelioma in a child

Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is an aggressive malignancy that occurs extremely rarely in the pediatric population. It carries a dismal prognosis. Adult studies are often used to guide therapy in the pediatric population, as a limited number of case reports form the body of pediatric literatu...

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Main Authors: Jed Brendan Scharf, Gordon Mitchell Lees, Consolato Maria Sergi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-10-01
Series:Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221357661500113X