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- Guidelines suggest using CT scans for monitoring pleural mesothelioma, but there's debate on the need for regular imaging of distant areas.
- A study analyzed patient data from Massachusetts General Hospital (1999-2022), finding that 44% developed extrathoracic metastases, with a median time of 11.5 months for these to appear.
- Patients with extrathoracic metastases had significantly shorter survival rates, emphasizing the need for regular imaging to track potential spread beyond the chest.
Article Abstract
Introduction: Guidelines recommend obtaining a computed tomography scan of the chest for the staging of pleural mesothelioma and for assessing response to treatment. Consensus is lacking regarding the necessity of serial imaging of distant extrathoracic sites. In this study, we determined the prevalence of extrathoracic metastases in patients with pleural mesothelioma.
Methods: We conducted a retrospective review of patients with pleural mesothelioma treated at Massachusetts General Hospital between 1999 and 2022 who were referred for extrathoracic imaging during their disease course. Imaging reports were reviewed to determine sites of metastasis and calculate the time to development of extrathoracic metastasis. Overall survival and prevalence of extrathoracic metastasis were compared for patients with epithelioid versus nonepithelioid mesothelioma.
Results: The study included 148 patients, 69 (47%) of whom had undergone cytoreductive surgery. Histologic types included epithelioid (n = 82, 55%), biphasic (n = 49, 33%), and sarcomatoid (n = 10, 7%) mesothelioma. The median overall survival for the cohort was 24.0 months, specifically 34.7 months and 16.7 months for patients with epithelioid and nonepithelioid tumors, respectively ( < 0.001). There were 65 (44%) patients who developed extrathoracic metastases, with a median time to extrathoracic metastasis of 11.5 months. The most common sites of involvement were extrathoracic nodes (22%), peritoneum (20%), bone (11%), and liver (11%). Of the 76 patients referred for brain imaging, seven (9%) had brain metastases. The frequency of extrathoracic metastasis was identical for epithelioid and nonepithelioid mesothelioma (44%). Overall survival was shorter for patients who developed extrathoracic metastases (hazard ratio 5.9, < 0.001).
Conclusions: Patients with pleural mesothelioma often develop extrathoracic metastases, providing a rationale for routinely obtaining imaging that encompasses sites outside of the thoracic cavity.
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