Treatment of peritoneal mesothelioma in pediatric patients
2009
Peritoneal mesothelioma is a rare and often aggressive malignancy, mostly affecting asbestos exposed adults. We present four pediatric peritoneal cases treated with a cisplatin-based doublet regimen, the standard of care in the systemic therapy of adult mesothelioma. Treatment was well tolerated, and three of these patients have achieved long-term survival. The fathers of three of the patients worked in the construction industry and may have been the source of indirect asbestos exposure. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2009;52:127–129. © 2008 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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