Surgical options for treatment of metastatic pleural disease: extended abstract.

Abstract

Resection of a thymic epithelial tumor with pleural metastasis is encountered in two situations, one is during a surgery for a primary stage IV tumor and the other during resection of a recurrent tumor. Various surgical procedures are used, from a simple pleurectomy to combined resection, as well as more invasive types such as extrapleural pneumonectomy (EPP). This is a review of surgical treatment options in association with other treatment modalities for thymic epithelial tumors with pleural metastases.