Late Breaking Abstract - Comparison of VATS debulking surgery and HITHOC vs VATS talc pleurodesis alone in malignant pleural mesothelioma: a pilot study

M. Migliore (Catania, Italy), M. Nardini (Catania, Italy), A. Meli (Catania, Italy), C. Spatola (Catania, Italy), I. Monte (Catania, Italy), T. Nicolosi (Catania (CT), Italy), M. Scuderi (Catania (CT), Italy), H. Soto Parra (Catania , Italy), M. Aiello (Catania , Italy), P. Vigneri (Catania, Italy), G. Fantaci (Palermo , Italy)

Source: Virtual Congress 2020 – Malignant pleural effusion in 2020: understanding the biology and clinical implications
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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