A case of malignant pleural mesothelioma with unexpectedly long survival without active treatment.

摘要

Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a disease with a very dismal prognosis. A median survival of 6-18 months is expected in most patients. Rarely, patients may survive unexpectedly long. We present the case of a patient with MPM who survived for more than 10 years without active treatment after the disease had been diagnosed.