Preoperative prediction of unresectability in malignant pleural mesothelioma

ObjectiveDiffuse chest wall invasion (DCWI) is a common finding in patients undergoing intended resection for malignant pleural mesothelioma. We sought to determine the incidence and preoperative predictors of this finding, and to test our anecdotal impression that contraction of the ipsilateral hemithorax is associated with DCWI.MethodsThis was a single-institution retrospective study of 170 patients undergoing intended macroscopic complete...