National Cancer Database Report on Pneumonectomy Versus Lung-Sparing Surgery for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma Vivek Verma, MD, Christopher A. Ahern, PhD, Christopher G. Berlind, PhD, William D. Lindsay, MS, Sonam Sharma, MD, Jacob Shabason, MD, Melissa J. Culligan, RN, MS, Surbhi Grover, MD, MPH, Joseph S. Friedberg, MD, Charles B. Simone, MD Journal of Thoracic Oncology Volume 12, Issue 11, Pages 1704-1714 (November 2017) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2017.08.012 Copyright © 2017 International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Patient selection diagram. Abbreviations: EPP, extrapleural pleurectomy; P/D, pleurectomy/decortication. Journal of Thoracic Oncology 2017 12, 1704-1714DOI: (10.1016/j.jtho.2017.08.012) Copyright © 2017 International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 (A) Temporal trends in number of extrapleural pneumonectomies versus lung-sparing extended pleurectomy/decortication procedures. (B) Temporal trends in proportion of lung-sparing procedures. EPP, extrapleural pleurectomy; P/D, pleurectomy/decortication. Journal of Thoracic Oncology 2017 12, 1704-1714DOI: (10.1016/j.jtho.2017.08.012) Copyright © 2017 International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Terms and Conditions
Figure 3 (A) Overall survival with 95% confidence intervals (shaded) between populations on the basis of surgery type. (B) Overall survival between groups in the propensity score–matched populations. EPP, extrapleural pleurectomy; P/D, pleurectomy/decortication. Journal of Thoracic Oncology 2017 12, 1704-1714DOI: (10.1016/j.jtho.2017.08.012) Copyright © 2017 International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Terms and Conditions