[Remission of malignant pleural mesothelioma using high-dose cisplatin in monochemotherapy]

The authors report a case of a malignant mesothelioma of the left main pleura diagnosed by thoracoscopy and treated by pleural talcage followed with four courses of chemotherapy using cisplatin in a dose of 40 mgms/m2 from days 1 to 5 resulting in a near complete remission for one year. Following a review of the literature the authors analyse the potential value of chemotherapy in this type of tumour whose treatment up to the present time has been particularly disappointing.